Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Description: Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas by Alexander von Humboldt, Vera M. Kutzinski, Ottmar Ette Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In 1799, the authors set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. This title brings together drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. Publisher Description 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 todays knowledge of tropical zoology, botany, geography, and geology can be traced back to Humboldts 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 Humboldts French text, as well as annotations, a bibliography, and all sixty-nine plates from the original edition, many of them in color. Author Biography Vera M. Kutzinski is the Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of English, professor of comparative literature, and director of the Alexander von Humboldt in English project at Vanderbilt University. Ottmar Ette is chair of romance literature at the University of Potsdam, Germany, and the author of many books on von Humboldt. Details ISBN 0226865061 ISBN-13 9780226865065 Title Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Author Alexander von Humboldt, Vera M. Kutzinski, Ottmar Ette Format Hardcover Year 2013 Pages 664 Publisher The University of Chicago Press GE_Item_ID:161789371; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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