Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain

di Alexander von Humboldt (Autore)

John Black (Traduttore)

Cambridge University Press, 2014

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.

• Autore: Alexander von Humboldt
• Traduttore: John Black
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain 2 Volume Set
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 354 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 450 gr.
• EAN: 9781108077897

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