Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent

Jason Wilson, Alexander Humboldt, Jason Wilson , Malcolm Nicolson

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Penguin Classics
25 May 2006

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays; Science: general issues; Geographical discovery & exploration; Classic travel writing

The first English translation to appear since 1851, this volume contains a fascinating selection from the original Personal Narrative.

One of the greatest nineteenth-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the 'new continent'. The first to draw and speculate on Aztec art, to observe reverse polarity in magnetism and to discover why America is called America, his writings profoundly influenced the course of Victorian culture, causing Darwin to reflect- 'He alone gives any notion of the feelings which are raised in the mind on first entering the Tropics'.

By: Alexander Humboldt
Introduction by: Jason Wilson, Malcolm Nicolson
Abridged by: Jason Wilson
Translated by: Jason Wilson
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780140445534
ISBN 10: 0140445536
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 25 May 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Translated by Jason Wilson with an Introduction by Malcolm NicolsonMap Historical Introduction by Malcolm Nicolson Introduction by Jason Wilson Acknowledgments Chronology Further Reading PERSONAL NARRATIVE Author's Introduction Notes