William Macgillivray

The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt

Being a Condensed Narrative of His Journeys in the Equinoctial Regions of America, and in Asiati

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Produktbeschreibung

An abridged English version of naturalist Alexander von Humboldt's account of his famous explorations of Central and South America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 606g
• ISBN-13: 9781108004626
• ISBN-10: 1108004628
• Artikelnr.: 26969442

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Voyage from Corunna to Tenerife
3. Island of Tenerife
4. Passage from Tenerife to Cumana
5. Cumana
6. Residence at Cumana
7. Missions of the Chaymas
8. Excursion continued, and return to Cumana
9. Indians of New Andalusia
10. Residence at Cumana
11. Voyage from Cumana to Guayra
12. City of Caraccas and surrounding district
13. Earthquakes of Caraccas
14. Journey from Craccas to the lake of Valencia
15. Journey across the Llanos, from Aragua to San Fernando
16. Voyage down the Rio Apure
17. Voyage up the Orinoco
18. Voyage up the Orinoco continued
19. Route from Esmerelda to Angostura
20. Journey across the Llanos to New Barcelona
21. Passage to Havanna, and residence in Cuba
22. Voyage from Cuba to Carthagena
23. Brief account of the journey from Carthagena to Quito and Mexico
24. Description of New Spain or Mexico
25. Statistical account of New Spain continued
26. Mines of New Spain
27. Passage from Vera Cruz to Cuba and Philadelphia, and voyage to Europe
28. Journey to Asia.