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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
Alexander von Humboldt and others
Armed with barometers and boundless curiosity, Alexander von Humboldt sailed for the New World in 1799. This first volume covers the preparations, the instruments, the departure from Spain, and the landing in the Canary Islands, where his epic South American journey begins. The founding masterpiece of scientific travel writing. Begin the voyage that reshaped how we see the natural world.
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21 chapters
- 1BOHN'S SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY.
- 2HUMBOLDT'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE
- 3TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF
- 4IN THREE VOLUMES
- 5LONDON.
- 6EDITOR'S PREFACE.
- 7CHAPTER 1.1. PREPARATIONS. INSTRUMENTS. DEPARTURE FROM SPAIN. LANDING AT THE CANARY ISLANDS.
- 8CHAPTER 1.2.
- 9CHAPTER 1.3.
- 10CHAPTER 1.4.
- 11CHAPTER 1.5.
- 12CHAPTER 1.6.
- 13CHAPTER 1.7.
- 14CHAPTER 1.8.
- 15CHAPTER 1.9.
- 16CHAPTER 1.10.
- 17CHAPTER 1.11.
- 18CHAPTER 1.12.
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