Klappentext An abridged English version of naturalist Alexander von Humboldt's account of his famous explorations of Central and South America. Zusammenfassung In 1832! William MacGillivray published this abridged version of the explorer Alexander von Humboldt's Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent During the Years 1799-1804. This edition covers Humboldt's trip to South America together with his later expeditions to the Ural Mountains and Caspian Sea. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Voyage from Corunna to Tenerife; 3. Island of Tenerife; 4. Passage from Tenerife to Cumana; 5. Cumana; 6. Residence at Cumana; 7. Missions of the Chaymas; 8. Excursion continued! and return to Cumana; 9. Indians of New Andalusia; 10. Residence at Cumana; 11. Voyage from Cumana to Guayra; 12. City of Caraccas and surrounding district; 13. Earthquakes of Caraccas; 14. Journey from Craccas to the lake of Valencia; 15. Journey across the Llanos! from Aragua to San Fernando; 16. Voyage down the Rio Apure; 17. Voyage up the Orinoco; 18. Voyage up the Orinoco continued; 19. Route from Esmerelda to Angostura; 20. Journey across the Llanos to New Barcelona; 21. Passage to Havanna! and residence in Cuba; 22. Voyage from Cuba to Carthagena; 23. Brief account of the journey from Carthagena to Quito and Mexico; 24. Description of New Spain or Mexico; 25. Statistical account of New Spain continued; 26. Mines of New Spain; 27. Passage from Vera Cruz to Cuba and Philadelphia! and voyage to Europe; 28. Journey to Asia.

Zusammenfassung
In 1832, William MacGillivray published this abridged version of the explorer Alexander von Humboldt's Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent During the Years 1799-1804. This edition covers Humboldt's trip to South America together with his later expeditions to the Ural Mountains and Caspian Sea.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Voyage from Corunna to Tenerife; 3. Island of Tenerife; 4. Passage from Tenerife to Cumana; 5. Cumana; 6. Residence at Cumana; 7. Missions of the Chaymas; 8. Excursion continued, and return to Cumana; 9. Indians of New Andalusia; 10. Residence at Cumana; 11. Voyage from Cumana to Guayra; 12. City of Caraccas and surrounding district; 13. Earthquakes of Caraccas; 14. Journey from Craccas to the lake of Valencia; 15. Journey across the Llanos, from Aragua to San Fernando; 16. Voyage down the Rio Apure; 17. Voyage up the Orinoco; 18. Voyage up the Orinoco continued; 19. Route from Esmerelda to Angostura; 20. Journey across the Llanos to New Barcelona; 21. Passage to Havanna, and residence in Cuba; 22. Voyage from Cuba to Carthagena; 23. Brief account of the journey from Carthagena to Quito and Mexico; 24. Description of New Spain or Mexico; 25. Statistical account of New Spain continued; 26. Mines of New Spain; 27. Passage from Vera Cruz to Cuba and Philadelphia, and voyage to Europe; 28. Journey to Asia.