{"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-9781108027915","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) 9781108027915","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\"\u003e9781108027915, 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\"\u003e348 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 2 x 14 cm, 0.44 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\"\u003e25. House of the Inca at Callo\u003cbr\u003e 26. Chimborazo seen from the Plain of Tapia\u003cbr\u003e 27. Epochas of nature, according to the Azteck mythology\u003cbr\u003e 28. Hieroglyphic painting, taken from the Borgian manuscript of Veletri, and signs of the days of the Mexican almanac\u003cbr\u003e 29. An Azteck hatchet\u003cbr\u003e 30. An Azteck idol of basaltic porphyry, found under the pavement of the great square at Mexico\u003cbr\u003e 31. Cataract of the Rio Vinagre, near the volcano of Purace\u003cbr\u003e 32. Postman of the province of Jaen de Bracamoros\u003cbr\u003e 33. Hieroglyphical history of the Aztecks, from the Deluge to the foundation of the city of Mexico\u003cbr\u003e 34. Bridge of Ropes near Penipé\u003cbr\u003e 35. Coffer of Perote\u003cbr\u003e 36. Mountain of Ilinissa\u003cbr\u003e 37. Fragments of Azteck hieroglyphics, deposited in the Royal Library of Berlin\u003cbr\u003e 38. Hieroglyphic paintings in the Borgian Museum, at Veletri\u003cbr\u003e 39. Migration of the Azteck nation, from a hieroglyphic painting deposited in the Royal Library at Berlin\u003cbr\u003e 40. Vases of granite found on the coast of Honduras\u003cbr\u003e 41. An Azteck idol, in basalt, found in the valley of Mexico\u003cbr\u003e 42. Air volcano of Turbaco\u003cbr\u003e 43. Volcano of Cayambe\u003cbr\u003e 44. Volcano of Jorullo\u003cbr\u003e 45. Calendar of the Muysca Indians, the ancient inhabitants of the Plain of Bogota\u003cbr\u003e 46. Fragment of a hieroglyphical manuscript preserved in the Royal Library\u003cbr\u003e 47. Hieroglyphic paintings taken from the Mexican manuscript, preserved in the Imperial Library at Vienna, Nos. 1, 2, and 3\u003cbr\u003e Ruins of Miguitlan, or Mitla, in the province of Oaxaca\u003cbr\u003e 48. View of Corazon\u003cbr\u003e 49. Costumes of the Indians of Mechoacan\u003cbr\u003e 50. View of the interior of the crater of the Peak of Teneriffe\u003cbr\u003e 51. Fragments of hieroglyphic paintings, taken from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis\u003cbr\u003e 52. Fragment of a Christian calendar, taken from the Azteck manuscripts, preserved in the Royal Library of Berlin\u003cbr\u003e 53. Hieroglyphic paintings from the Raccolta di Mendoza\u003cbr\u003e 54. Fragments of Azteck paintings, taken from a manuscript preserved in the library of the Vatican\u003cbr\u003e 55. Volcano of Pichincha\u003cbr\u003e 56. Plan of a fortified house of the Inca, situated on the Cordillera of Assuay, ruins of a part of the ancient Peruvian city of Chulucanas\u003cbr\u003e 57. Raft of the river of Guayaquil\u003cbr\u003e 58. Summit of the mountain of Organos, at Actopan\u003cbr\u003e 59. Mountains of columnar porhyry of Jacal\u003cbr\u003e 60. A head sculptured in hard stone by the Muysca Indians. Bracelet of obsidian\u003cbr\u003e 61. View of the lake of Guatavita\u003cbr\u003e 62. View of the Silla de Caracas\u003cbr\u003e 63. The dragon-tree of Orotava\u003cbr\u003e 64. Letter from Mr Visconti, member of the National Institute of France, to M. de Humboldt, on certain monuments of the American nations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\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":46266014794008,"sku":"9781108027915","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108027915i_ffb42d2e-b565-495b-8a13-056f25e6238c.jpg?v=1694873473","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-9781108027915","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}