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Download or read book 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 written by Alexander von Humboldt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humboldt vividly describes the geography and culture of Latin America in this 1810 travelogue, published in English translation in 1814.
Download or read book Researches Concerning the Institutions Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America Advertisement of the editor Picturesque atlas of travels to the equinoctial regions of the new continent Monuments of America and picturesque views of the Cordilleras Statue of an Azteck priestess View of the great square of Mexico Natural bridges of Icononzo Passage of Quindiu in the Cordillera of the Andes Fall of the Tequendama Pyramid of Cholula Detached mass of the pyramid of Cholula Monument of Xochicalco Volcano of Cotopaxi Mexican monument in relief found at Oaxaca Genealogy of the princes of Azcapozalco An Azteck hieroglyphical manuscript preserved in the Library of the Vatican Costumes delineated by the Mexican painters in the time of Montezuma Azteck hieroglyphics from the manuscript of Veletri View of Chimborazo and Carguairazo Peruvian monument at Cannar Rock of Inti Guaicu Ynga Chungana near Cannar Interior of the house of the Inca at Cannar Azteck bas relief found in the great square of Mexico Basaltic rocks and Cascade of Regla Relief in basalt representing the Mexican calendar Ceorrespondence of English weight and measures with those used in France written by Alexander von Humboldt and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander 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.
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