{"product_id":"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-paperback-9781108027908","title":"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! (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108027908","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eResearches, 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!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumboldt vividly describes the geography and culture of Latin America in this 1810 travelogue, published in English translation in 1814.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander von Humboldt (Author), Helen Maria Williams (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108027908, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e438 pages, 9 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlexander 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Picturesque atlas of travels to the equinoctial regions of the new continent\u003cbr\u003e 2. Monuments of America, and picturesque views of the Cordilleras\u003cbr\u003e 3. Statue of an Azteck priestess\u003cbr\u003e 4. View of the great square of Mexico\u003cbr\u003e 5. Natural bridges of Icononzo\u003cbr\u003e 6. Passage of Quindiu, in the Cordillera of the Andes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fall of the Tequendama\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pyramid of Cholula\u003cbr\u003e 9. Detached mass of the pyramid of Cholula\u003cbr\u003e 10. Monument of Xochicalco\u003cbr\u003e 11. Volcano of Cotopaxi\u003cbr\u003e 12. Mexican monument in relief, found at Oaxaca\u003cbr\u003e 13. Genealogy of the princes of Azcapozalco\u003cbr\u003e 14. An Azteck hieroglyphical manuscript preserved in the library of the Vatican\u003cbr\u003e 15. Azteck hieroglyphics from the manuscript of Veletri\u003cbr\u003e 16. View of Chimborazo and Carguairazo\u003cbr\u003e 17. Peruvian monument at Cannar\u003cbr\u003e 18. Rock of Inti-guaicu\u003cbr\u003e 19. Ynga-Chungana, near Cannar\u003cbr\u003e 20. Interior of the house of the Inca at Cannar\u003cbr\u003e 21. Azteck bas-relief, found in the great square of Mexico\u003cbr\u003e 22. Basaltic rocks and cascade of Regla\u003cbr\u003e 23. Relief in basalt, representing the Mexican calendar\u003cbr\u003e 24. Correspondence of English weights and measures with those used in France.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266014400792,"sku":"9781108027908","price":37.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108027908i_8d052048-b60d-4378-89f0-1f0016f4cd55.jpg?v=1694873495","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/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-paperback-9781108027908","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}