Researches concerning the institutions and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America /
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| Language: | English French |
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Amsterdam : New York :
Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm; Da Capo Press,
1971.
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| Item Description: | Translation of "Vues des Cordilleres ett monusens des peuples indigenes de l'Amerique", from pt. 1 of "Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland". Indexes (volume 2, pages [257]-324) refer to the volumes as "volumes XIII and XIV", indicating that the "Researches" bore those volume numbers in a series of translations of Humbolt's works issued by Longmans. Original title page reads: "Researches, concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America, with descriptions & views of some of the most striking scenes in the Cordilleras. Written in French by Alexander de Humboldt, & translated into English by Helen Maria Williams." "Published as an addition to the complete facsimile edition of Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland, Paris, 1805-1834." |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes in 1 : 20 plates (part color) on 19 . |