Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America Vol. I (in 3 Volumes): During the Years 1799-1804

The list of species named after him is long. His contributions to the foundations of modern science are inestimable. German naturalist and explorer ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769-1859) was called by Charles Darwin the greatest traveling scientist who ever lived and by Thomas Jefferson the most important scientist whom I have met. From 1799 to 1804 Von Humboldt traveled with French botanist AIMÉ JACQUES ALEXANDRE BONPLAND (1773-1858) in Latin America the first exploration from a scientific perspective of this vital region of the planet and afterward they produced this groundbreaking three-volume work which introduced Europeans to this previously mysterious land. First published in French in 1807 this is a replica of an 1851 English-language edition. Volume I begins with the preparations for the journey the departure from Spain and a landing on the Canary Islands and goes on to describe a visit to the island of Tobago the mountains of New Andalusia the culture of the Chaymas Indians of Venezuela a sighting of extraordinary meteors and much more.