229 - Alexander von Humboldt.

Alexander von Humboldt. Views of the Mountain Ranges and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of America, with 19 plates, several of which are colored. Paris, L. Bourgeois-Maze, 2 vols., in-8, 592–411 pp., 19 plates, some watercolored, modern half-lambskin, decorated spines, title and volume number labels in red and green morocco. First edition of 1816 with a 1840 title page 19 black-and-white and colored plates, several of which are reproductions of Aztec hieroglyphic paintings of the greatest interest. An important work on the Andes. Humboldt made the first ascent of Peak Silla de Avila in Venezuela in 1799; three years later, in 1802–1803, he set out on an expedition to Ecuador, where he attempted to climb Chimborazo and Cotopaxi. A geographer and physicist, he published numerous works. (Chadenat-1870) (Perret-2302) Good copy. Minor marginal water stains. Expert: Guillaume Legry