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In 1799, Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. But what started as a trip to investigate a relatively minor geographical controversy became the basis of a five-year exploration throughout South America, Mexico, and Cuba. The discoveries amassed by Humboldt and Bonpland were staggering, and much of today's knowledge of tropical zoology, botany, geography, and geology can be traced back to Humboldt's numerous records of these expeditions. One of these accounts, Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, firmly established Alexander von Humboldt as the founder of Mesoamerican studies. In Views of the Cordilleras-first published in French between 1810 and 1813-Humboldt weaves together magnificently engraved drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. In doing so, he offers an alternative perspective on the New World, combating presumptions of its belatedness and inferiority by arguing that the "old" and the "new" world are of the same geological age. This critical edition of Views of the Cordilleras-the second volume in the Alexander von Humboldt in English series-contains a new, unabridged English translation of Humboldt's French text, as well as annotations, a bibliography, and all sixty-nine plates from the original edition, many of them in color
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monografia Rebiun36483313 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36483313 m o d | cr -n--------- 111115s2012 ilua ob 001 0 eng d 1-283-83368-9 0-226-86509-6 10.7208/9780226865096 doi UAM 991008136628504211 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng n-mx--- s-pe--- sn----- ilu US-IL SCI000000 bisacsh 972/.01 23 Humboldt, Alexander von 1769-1859) Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique. English Views of the Cordilleras and monuments of the indigenous peoples of the Americas a critical edition Alexander von Humboldt ; edited with an introduction by Vera M. Kutzinski and Ottmar Ette ; translated by J. Ryan Poynter ; with annotations by Giorleny D. Altamirano Rayo and Tobias Kraft Chicago London University of Chicago Press 2012 Chicago London Chicago London University of Chicago Press 1 online resource (660 p.) 1 online resource (660 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Alexander von Humboldt in English Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references and indexes Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Art of Science: Alexander von Humboldt's Views of the Cultures of the World -- Note on the Text -- Dedication page from the first French edition, Paris, 1810-1813 -- Introduction -- Picturesque Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas -- Plates I and II: Bust of an Aztec Priestess -- Plate III. View of the Main Square of Mexico City -- Plate IV. Natural Bridges of Icononzo -- Plate V. Quindiu Pass in the Cordillera of the Andes -- Plate VI. Tequendama Falls -- Plate VII. Pyramid of Cholula -- Plate VIII. Detached Section from the Cholula Pyramid -- Plate IX. Xochicalco Monument -- Plate X. Cotopaxi Volcano -- Plate XI. Mexica Relief Found in Oaxaca -- Plate XII. Genealogy of the Princes of Azcapotzalco -- Plate XIII. Aztec Hieroglyphic Manuscript Preserved in the Vatican Library -- Plate XIV. Costumes Drawn by Mexica Painters in Montezuma's Time -- Plate XV. Aztec Hieroglyphs from the Velletri Manuscript -- Plate XVI. View of Chimborazo and Carihuairazo -- Plate XVII. The Peruvian Monument of Cañar -- Plate XVIII. Boulder of Inti-Guaicu -- Plate XIX. Inga-Chungana near Cañar -- Plate XX. Interior of the Inca's House at Cañar -- Plate XXI. Aztec Bas-Relief Found in the Main Square of Mexico City -- Plate XXII. Basaltic Rocks and the Regla Waterfall -- Plate XXIII. Basalt Relief Showing the Mexica Calendar -- Plate XXIV. The Inca's House at Callo in the Kingdom of Quito -- Plate XXV. Chimborazo Viewed from the Tapia Plateau -- Plate XXVI. Epochs of Nature According to Aztec Mythology -- Plate XXVII. Hieroglyphic Painting from the Borgia Manuscript of Velletri and Day- Signs from the Mexica Almanac -- Plate XXVIII. Aztec Ax -- Plate XXIX. Aztec Idol Made of Basaltic Porphyry, Found under the Cobblestones of the Main Square of Mexico City -- Plate XXX. Río Vinagre Falls near the Puracé Volcano -- Plate XXXI. Mail Service in the Province of Jaén de Bracamoros -- Plate XXXII. Hieroglyphic History of the Aztecs, from the Great Flood to the Founding of Mexico City -- Plate XXXIII. Rope Bridge near Penipe -- Plate XXXIV. Cofre de Perote -- Plate XXXV. Mount Iliniza -- Plate XXXVI. Fragments of Aztec Hieroglyphic Paintings from the Royal Library of Berlin -- Plate XXXVII. Hieroglyphic Paintings from the Borgia Museum in Velletri -- Plate XXXVIII. Migration of the Aztec Peoples; Hieroglyphic Painting from the Royal Library of Berlin -- Plate XXXIX. Granite Vase Found on the Coast of Honduras -- Plate XL. Aztec Idol in Basalt, Found in the Valley of Mexico -- Plate XLI .Air Volcano of Turbaco -- Plate XLI. Air Volcano of Turbaco -- Plate XLIII. Volcano of Jorullo -- Plate XLIV. Calendar of the Muisca Indians, the Ancient Inhabitants of the Bogotá Plateau In 1799, Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. But what started as a trip to investigate a relatively minor geographical controversy became the basis of a five-year exploration throughout South America, Mexico, and Cuba. The discoveries amassed by Humboldt and Bonpland were staggering, and much of today's knowledge of tropical zoology, botany, geography, and geology can be traced back to Humboldt's numerous records of these expeditions. One of these accounts, Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, firmly established Alexander von Humboldt as the founder of Mesoamerican studies. In Views of the Cordilleras-first published in French between 1810 and 1813-Humboldt weaves together magnificently engraved drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. In doing so, he offers an alternative perspective on the New World, combating presumptions of its belatedness and inferiority by arguing that the "old" and the "new" world are of the same geological age. This critical edition of Views of the Cordilleras-the second volume in the Alexander von Humboldt in English series-contains a new, unabridged English translation of Humboldt's French text, as well as annotations, a bibliography, and all sixty-nine plates from the original edition, many of them in color English Indians of Mexico- Antiquities Indians of South America- Andes (Región)- Antiquities México- Antiquities Perú- Antiquities Andes (Región)- Antiquities México- Description and travel Perú- Description and travel Kutzinski, Vera M. 1956-) Ette, Ottmar Poynter, J. Ryan Altamirano Rayo, Giorleny D. Kraft, Tobias 1978-) 0-226-86506-1 Humboldt, Alexander von 1769-1859). Works. English Alexander von Humboldt in English