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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804 Vol. 7
No full textWritten in French by Alexander von Humboldt, and translated into English by Helen Maria Williams. - London 1818
CONTENTS
VOL. I.
BOOK I. CHAPTER I.
Preparations.-Instruments.-Departure from Spain.
--Landing at the Canary Islands. ... 1
CHAPTER II.
Stay at Teneriffe.-Journey from Santa Cruz to Orotava.-Excursion to the top of the Peak of Teyde. 111
VOL. II.
CHAPTER III.
Passage from Teneriffe to the coasts of South America.
-The Island of Tobago.-Arrival at Cumana.
BOOK II.
CHAPTER IV.
First abode at Cumana.-Banks of the Manzanares. 175
CHAPTER V.
Peninsula of Araya. - Salt-marshes. - Ruins of the
Castle of San Giacomo. . . . . 23
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804 Vol. 3
Get PDFWritten in French by Alexander von Humboldt, and translated into English by Helen Maria Williams. - London 1818
CONTENTS
VOL. I.
BOOK I. CHAPTER I.
Preparations.-Instruments.-Departure from Spain.
--Landing at the Canary Islands. ... 1
CHAPTER II.
Stay at Teneriffe.-Journey from Santa Cruz to Orotava.-Excursion to the top of the Peak of Teyde. 111
VOL. II.
CHAPTER III.
Passage from Teneriffe to the coasts of South America.
-The Island of Tobago.-Arrival at Cumana.
BOOK II.
CHAPTER IV.
First abode at Cumana.-Banks of the Manzanares. 175
CHAPTER V.
Peninsula of Araya. - Salt-marshes. - Ruins of the
Castle of San Giacomo. . . . . 23
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804 Vol. 1
No full textWritten in French by Alexander von Humboldt, and translated into English by Helen Maria Williams. - London 1818
CONTENTS
VOL. I.
BOOK I. CHAPTER I.
Preparations.-Instruments.-Departure from Spain.
--Landing at the Canary Islands. ... 1
CHAPTER II.
Stay at Teneriffe.-Journey from Santa Cruz to Orotava.-Excursion to the top of the Peak of Teyde. 111
VOL. II.
CHAPTER III.
Passage from Teneriffe to the coasts of South America.
-The Island of Tobago.-Arrival at Cumana.
BOOK II.
CHAPTER IV.
First abode at Cumana.-Banks of the Manzanares. 175
CHAPTER V.
Peninsula of Araya. - Salt-marshes. - Ruins of the
Castle of San Giacomo. . . . . 23
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804 Vol. 5
Get PDFWritten in French by Alexander von Humboldt, and translated into English by Helen Maria Williams. - London 1818
CONTENTS
VOL. I.
BOOK I. CHAPTER I.
Preparations.-Instruments.-Departure from Spain.
--Landing at the Canary Islands. ... 1
CHAPTER II.
Stay at Teneriffe.-Journey from Santa Cruz to Orotava.-Excursion to the top of the Peak of Teyde. 111
VOL. II.
CHAPTER III.
Passage from Teneriffe to the coasts of South America.
-The Island of Tobago.-Arrival at Cumana.
BOOK II.
CHAPTER IV.
First abode at Cumana.-Banks of the Manzanares. 175
CHAPTER V.
Peninsula of Araya. - Salt-marshes. - Ruins of the
Castle of San Giacomo. . . . . 23
Researches Concerning the Institutions & Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of some of the most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras! Vol. 2
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Researches Concerning the Institutions & Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of some of the most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras! Vol. 1
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London 1814
ADVERTISEMENT
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EDITOR
THE Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Natives of America, which form the
Picturesque Atlas of the Quarto Edition of M. M. de Humboldt and Bonpland's Travels in the Equinoxial
Regions of the New Continent, consist of one large Volume in Folio, ornamented with Sixty-nine Plates
engraved by the first Artists of Berlin, Rome, and Paris. This Work, which is highly interesting, from the
numerous Researches it contains in the Antiquities of Mexico and Peru, from the Description of the most
remarkable Scenes of the Cordilleras, and the Manners of its Inhabitants, should accompany the Octavo
Edition of this Voyage; but the Pictuesque Atlas in Folio being, from its Nature, of too high a Price for
Readers in general, it has been judged necessary to Reprint the Text in two Octavo Volumes. The greater
Part of the Subjects contained in the Atlas may be read without consulting the Plates, but sme Parts of the
Text to be well understood, require the Aid of the Plates. For this Reason, Nineteen Engravings have
been selected by M. de Humboldt, from Sixty-nine contained in the Folio Edition, which Plates are
reduced in order to be placed at the End of the Two Octavo Volumes.
The Geographical and Physical Maps will accompany the Personal Narritive
Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain Vol.1
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London 1811
CONTENTS
Geographical introduction.-Vol i. p. 1.
BOOK I.
General considerations on the extent and physical aspect of the kingdom of New Spain. Influence of the inequalities of the soil on the climate, agriculture,
commerce, and military defence of the country.
CHAPTER I.
Extent of the Spanish possessions in America. Comparison of these possessions with the English colonies, and with the Asiatic part of the Russian empire.
Denominations of New Spain, and of Anahuac. Boundary of the empire of the Aztec kings. - Vol. i. p. 5.
CHAPTER II.
Configuration of the coast.-Points where the two seas are least distant form one another.-General considerations on the possibility of uniting the South Sea
and Atlantic ocean.-Rivers of Peace and Tacoutche-Tesse.-Sources of the Rio-Bravo and Rio-Colorado.-Isthmus of Tehuantepec.-Lake of Nicaragua.-Isthmus of
Panama.-Bay of Cupica.-Canal of Choco.-Rio-Guallaga.-Gulf of St. George.-Vol. i. p. 16.
CHAPTER III.
Physical aspect of the kingdom of New Spain compared with that of Europe and South America.-Inequalities of the soil.-Influence of these inequalities on the
climate, cultivation, and military defence of the country.-State of the coasts.-Vol. i. p. 46
BOOK II.
General population of New Spain. Division of the inhabitants into casts.
CHAPTER IV.
General enumeration in 1793.-Progress of the population in the ten following years.-Proportion of births to burials.-Vol. i. p. 89.
CHAPTER V.
Maladies which periodically arrest the progress of population.-Small-pox, natural and inoculated.-Cow-pox.-Matlazahuatl.-Famine.-Health of miners.-Vol. i. p.
111.
CHAPTER VI.
Diversity of casts.-Indians or indigenous Americans.-Their number and their migrations.-Diversity of languages.-Degree of civilization of the Indians.-Vol.
i. p. 130.
CHAPTER VII.
Whites, Creoles, and Europeans.-Their civilization.-Inequality of their fortunes.-Negros.-Mixed casts.-Proportion between the sexes.-Longevity according to
the difference of races.-Sociability.-Vol. i. p. 204.
BOOK III.
Particular statistical account of the intendancies of which the kingdom of New Spain is composed.-Their territorial extent and population.
CHAPTER VIII.
Of the political division of the Mexican territory, and the proportion of the population of the intendancies to their territorial extent.-Principal
cities.-Vol. i. p. 263.
BOOK IV.
State of the agriculture of New Spain.-Metallic mines.
CHAPTER IX.
Vegetable productions of the Mexican territory.-Progress of the cultivation of the soil.-Influence of the mines on cultivation.-Plants which contribute to
the nourishment of man.-Vol. ii. p. 399
Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain Vol.2
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