Publications Alexander von Humboldt

muisca numerals noted humboldt

alexander von humboldt published prolifically throughout life. many works published in french or german, translated other languages, competing translation editions. humboldt himself did not keep track of various editions. wrote specialized works on particular topics of botany,zoology, astronomy, mineralogy, among others, wrote general works attracted wide readership, personal narrative of travels equinoctial regions of new continent during years 1799-1804 political essay on kingdom of new spain read in mexico itself, united states, in europe.

many of original works have been digitally scanned biodiversity library. there have been new editions of print works, including views of cordilleras , monuments of indigenous peoples of americas (2014), includes reproductions of color , black , white plates. in original edition, publication in large format , quite expensive. there 2009 translation of geography of plants , 2014 english edition of views of nature.

scientific works

other works

letters of alexander von humboldt varnhagen von ense. 1827 1858. extracts varnhagen s diaries, , letters of varnhagen , others humboldt. tr. 2d german friedrich kapp (ed.), biodiversitylibrary.org
letters of alexander von humboldt written between years 1827 , 1858 varnhagen von ense extracts varnhagen s diaries, , letters of varnhagen , others humboldt/ authorized translation german (with explanatory notes , full index of names), biodiversitylibrary.org
nova genera et species plantarum (7 vols. folio, 1815–1825), contains descriptions of above 4500 species of plants collected humboldt , bonpland, compiled carl sigismund kunth; j. oltmanns assisted in preparing recueil d observations astronomiques (1808); cuvier, latreille, valenciennes , gay-lussac cooperated in recueil d observations de zoologie et d anatomie comparée (1805–1833).