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Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain Paperback - 2014

by Alexander Von Humboldt; John Black (Translator)


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The acclaimed Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was referred to by Charles Darwin as 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. Several of his works were in the library aboard the Beagle, including the multi-volume Personal Narrative of Travels, two books on geology and Tableaux de la nature (all reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Darwin's copy of this two-volume 1811 New York edition of Humboldt's Political Essay (originally published in French earlier that year) is inscribed 'Buenos Ayres', suggesting he acquired it there in 1832-3, without its accompanying atlas (forthcoming). Humboldt had spent a year in Mexico in 1803-4, and was struck by its 'civilization' as compared to regions of South America that he had visited earlier on his expedition. Volume 1 of his account contains a 'geographical introduction' and discussions of physical geography, agriculture, and the ethnic diversity, distribution and health of the population.

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  • Title Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain
  • Author Alexander Von Humboldt; John Black (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 354
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2014-11-06
  • ISBN 9781108077897 / 1108077897
  • Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.79 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.01 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Cultural Region: Mexican
  • Dewey Decimal Code 917.204
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