Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions . of the new continent, during the years 1799-1804, by Alexander de Humboldt, and Aimé Bonpland; with maps, plans, &c written in French by Alexander de Humboldt, and translated into English by Helen Maria Williams.
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1814 - 1865
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3098277
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (li, 289; 299, [2]p.) . 8vo. Provenance: Small armorial bookplate inside front cover of both vols.: "Calke Abbey Library". Binder: Barker, Ashby. With a slip of paper with "a hymn for public worship" on it inside v.1. Binding: Nineteenth century half calf binding with red marbled paper boards.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonplan (1773-1858) Helen Maria Williams (London 1759 - Paris 1827)