Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous

Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Critical Edition (Alexander von Humboldt in English)
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In 1799, Alexander von Humboldt and AimÃ© Bonpland set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. But what started as a trip to investigate a relatively minor geographical controversy became the basis of a five-year explorationÂ throughout South America, Mexico, and Cuba.Â The discoveries amassed by Humboldt and Bonpland were staggering, and much of todayâ€™s knowledge of tropical zoology, botany, geography, and geology can be traced back to Humboldtâ€™s numerous records of these expeditions.
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One of these accounts, Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, firmly established Alexander von Humboldt as the founder of Mesoamerican studies. In Views of the Cordillerasâ€”first published in French between 1810 and 1813â€”Humboldt weaves together magnificently engraved drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. In doing so, he offers an alternative perspective on the New World, combating presumptions of its belatedness and inferiority by arguing that the â€œoldâ€ and the â€œnewâ€ world are of the same geological age.
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This critical edition of Views of the Cordillerasâ€”the second volume in the Alexander von Humboldt in English seriesâ€”contains a new, unabridged English translation of Humboldtâ€™s French text, as well as annotations, a bibliography, and all sixty-nine plates from the original edition, many of them in color.
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780226865065
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer	University of Chicago Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780226865065
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Critical Edition (Alexander von Humboldt in English)

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