Views of nature : or contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation; with scientific illustrations / by Alexander von Humboldt; translated from the German by E. C. Otté and Henry G. Bohn .
Alternate Title(s):
Ansichten der Natur. English.
Published / Created:
London : Henry G. Bohn, 1850.
Physical Description:
xxx, 452, 7, [1] p. incl. col. front. : facsim. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes index and publisher's catalog.
Contents:
Steppes and deserts.--Cataracts of the Orinoco.--Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forests.--Ideas for a physiognomy of plants.--On the structure and mode of action of volcanos in different parts of the earth.--Vital force, or The Rhodian genius.--The plateau of Caxamarca, the ancient capital of the Inca Atahuallpa, and first view of the Pacific from the ridge of the Andes.
Exhibition History:
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
Subject Terms:
Science. | Physical geography. | Plant morphology. | South America -- Description and travel.
Contributors:
Otté, Elsie C. | Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884.