Views of Nature (1884)

Description

Views of Nature is Humboldt at his most read : the steppes and deserts, the cataracts of the Orinoco, the nocturnal life of the primeval forest, the physiognomy of plants — science written as landscape, with the author’s own annotations trailing each essay. E. C. Otté and H. G. Bohn’s translation carried it into English ; this is the George Bell & Sons printing of 1884, dated on its title. Facsimile, with the publisher’s period catalogue at the head, as bound.This is a faithful print-on-demand facsimile of the 1884 London (George Bell & Sons) edition, reproduced in full from a library copy. The historical text is reproduced without modification; only the format, margins and legibility have been reset for modern printing.