The naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) travelled to South America in 1799. Five years of research there resulted in numerous publications. This seven-volume English translation of his Relation historique du voyage (1814-1825) appeared between 1814 and 1829. Volume 5 (1821) describes Humboldt's exploration of the Orinoco basin.
A seven-volume English translation, published 1814 1829, of a major work describing Humboldt's 1799 1805 scientific expedition to South America.