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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
by Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland
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16 totalBOHN'S SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY. - HUMBOLDT'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE - VOLUME 1. - PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS TO THE EQUINOCTIAL REGIONS OF AMERICA DURING THE YEARS 1799-1804 - BY - ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT AND AIME BONPLAND. - TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF - ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT - AND EDITED BY - THOMASINA ROSS. - IN THREE VOLUMES - VOLUME 1. - LONDON.
EDITOR'S PREFACE.
CHAPTER 1.2. - STAY AT TENERIFE. JOURNEY FROM SANTA CRUZ TO OROTAVA. EXCURSION TO THE SUMMIT OF THE PEAK OF TEYDE.
CHAPTER 1.3. - PASSAGE FROM TENERIFE TO SOUTH AMERICA. THE ISLAND OF TOBAGO. ARRIVAL AT CUMANA.
CHAPTER 1.4. - FIRST ABODE AT CUMANA. BANKS OF THE MANZANARES.
CHAPTER 1.5. - PENINSULA OF ARAYA. SALT-MARSHES. RUINS OF THE CASTLE OF SANTIAGO.
CHAPTER 1.6. - MOUNTAINS OF NEW ANDALUCIA. VALLEY OF THE CUMANACOA. SUMMIT OF THE COCOLLAR. MISSIONS OF THE CHAYMA INDIANS.
CHAPTER 1.7. - CONVENT OF CARIPE. CAVERN OF THE GUACHARO. NOCTURNAL BIRDS.
CHAPTER 1.8. - DEPARTURE FROM CARIPE. MOUNTAIN AND FOREST OF SANTA MARIA. MISSION OF CATUARO. PORT OF CARIACO.
CHAPTER 1.9. - PHYSICAL CONSTITUTION AND MANNERS OF THE CHAYMAS. THEIR LANGUAGE. FILIATION OF THE NATIONS WHICH INHABIT NEW ANDALUCIA. PARIAGOTOS SEEN BY COLUMBUS.
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In this vivid travelogue, a pioneering naturalist sets out from Europe to explore the tropical heart of the Americas at the turn of the 19th century. Accompanied by his botanist companion, he records towering mountains, steaming volcanoes, and the lush, bewildering vegetation that blankets the continent. Their keen eye turns every river bend and jungle clearing into a lesson in geology, climate, and the intricate relationships among plants and peoples.
Readers are treated to detailed sketches of the Andes, vivid accounts of the Amazon’s floodplains, and surprising insights into the lives of indigenous communities encountered along the way. The narrative blends scientific rigor with poetic description, making complex observations about soil, magnetism, and atmospheric phenomena accessible to a broad audience. As the expedition progresses, the duo’s curiosity drives them deeper into uncharted territories, promising further discoveries that will reshape European understanding of the New World.
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en
Duration
~21 hours (1234K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-08-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
Alexander von Humboldt
1769–1859
A restless explorer and wide-ranging thinker, he changed how people saw the natural world by showing the deep connections between climate, geography, plants, and human life. His journeys through Latin America and his sweeping scientific vision helped shape modern ecology and geography.
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Aimé Bonpland
1773–1858
A French botanist and explorer best known for his remarkable journey through Latin America with Alexander von Humboldt, he helped document thousands of plants at a time when much of the region was still little known to European science. His life later took an unexpected turn in South America, where he continued working with plants far from the centers of fame he once shared.
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