Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent

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Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent is Alexander von Humboldt’s monumental multi-volume scientific and travel narrative documenting his explorations in the Americas and laying foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.


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instanceOf book
multi-volume work
scientific travel narrative
author Alexander von Humboldt
basedOn Alexander von Humboldt’s expedition to the Americas
describes Andes
Caribbean
Central America
New Spain
Orinoco River
South America
indigenous peoples of the Americas
tropical rainforests
documents altitudinal distribution of vegetation
climatic zones near the equator
scientific measurements in the Americas
social and political conditions in Spanish America
field botany
cartography
geology
meteorology
zoology
genre scientific literature
travel literature
hasIllustrationType landscape views
maps
scientific plates
hasPart Atlas géographique et physique du Nouveau Continent
Essai politique sur le royaume de la Nouvelle-Espagne
Essai politique sur l’île de Cuba
Relation historique du Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
Tableaux de la nature
influenced environmental thought
modern biogeography
modern ecology
language French
mainSubject Americas
biogeography
ecology
ethnography
geography
natural history
notableFor comparative approach to plant geography
holistic view of nature as an interconnected system
integrating quantitative scientific data with narrative travel description
originalTitleLanguage French
publicationPeriod early 19th century
settingTime Humboldt’s American journey 1799–1804
title Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent

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Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent ("Relation historique du Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent")
hasPart
Über die Gestalt der Vulkane in den Anden ("Humboldt’s Andean expedition")
influencedBy
Alexander von Humboldt
notableWork
Atlas géographique et physique du Nouveau Continent
relatedWork
Ansichten der Natur ("Humboldt’s American journey 1799–1804")
timePeriodDescribed
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
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