PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS TO - During the Years 1799-1804

Klappentext A seven-volume English translation! published 1814 1829! of a major work describing Humboldt's 1799 1805 scientific expedition to South America. Zusammenfassung The naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) travelled to South America in 1799. Five years of research there resulted in numerous publications. This seven-volume English translation of his Relation historique du voyage (1814–1825) appeared between 1814 and 1829. Volume 4 (1818) describes earthquakes and river systems in Venezuela. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book V: 14. Earthquakes at Caraccas. Connection of this phenomenon with the volcanic eruptions of the West India islands; 15. Departure from Caraccas. Mountains of San Pedro and of Los Teques. La Victoria. Valleys of Aragua; 16. Lake of Tacarigua. Hot springs of Mariara. Town of Nueva Valencia de el Rey. Descent towards the coasts of Porto Cabello; Notes to Book V; Book VI: 17. Mountains that separate the valleys of Aragua from the Llanos of Caraccas. Villa de Cura. Parapara. Llanos, or steppes. Calabozo; 18. San Fernando de Apure. Intertwinings and bifurcations of the rivers Apure and Araunca. Navigation on the Rio Apure; Book VII: 19. Junction of the Apure and the Oroonoko. Mountains of Encaramada. Uruana. Baraguan. Carichana. Mouth of the Meta. Island of Panumana.

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• Authors: Aime Bonpland, Aimé Bonpland, Alexander Von Humboldt, Alexander Von Bonpland Humboldt, Alexander Von Humboldt
• Assisted by: Helen Maria Williams (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108027960
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02796-0
• No. of pages: 582
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies; Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent 7 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; South America, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of the Americas, Historical Geography