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  3. Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions and Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras!
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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    November 2015
    June 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511920240
    9781108027915
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511920240
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    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.44kg, 348 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Archaeology of The Americas, Area Studies, Latin American Studies, American Studies, Historical Geography, Asian Studies, History, Archaeology, Latin American History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
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    Subjects:
    Archaeology of The Americas, Area Studies, Latin American Studies, American Studies, Historical Geography, Asian Studies, History, Archaeology, Latin American History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
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    Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was an internationally respected scientist and explorer whose meticulous approach to scientific observation greatly influenced later research. He travelled the world, once staying at the White House as a guest of Thomas Jefferson, and is commemorated in the many species and places which bear his name. This two volume work, published in French in 1810 as Vue des Cordillères, and in this English translation in 1814, was one of the many publications that resulted from Humboldt's expedition to Latin America in 1799–1804. It describes geographical features such as volcanoes and waterfalls, and aspects of the indigenous cultures including architecture, sculpture, art, languages and writing systems, religions, costumes and artefacts. This approachable, closely observed travelogue vividly recounts a huge variety of impressions and experiences, and reveals Humboldt's boundless curiosity as well as his scientific and cultural knowledge.

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