Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.1
Author: first_name: Alexander von
last_name: Humboldt
Language: English
Year: 1907

In 1799, with extensive travel permissions from the Spanish government, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland departed for the Americas on a journey of exploration that would last well into 1804. In writing the “Personal Narrative…”, von Humboldt combined a description of the places and people of their travels with diverse scientific observations; but particularly of plants and animals, geology, weather and astronomy. von Humboldt’s narrative (and Thomasina Ross’s translation) of