Helen Maria Williams preface to a translation of Mr. Humboldt's Personal narrative etc., ca. 1814.

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Helen Maria Williams preface to a translation of Mr. Humboldt's Personal narrative etc., ca. 1814.

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This five-page holograph manuscript is a draft of a preface to Williams' English translation (from the French) of Alexander von Humboldt's Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent (Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the new continent, during the years 1799-1804), published 1814-1821.

5 p.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Von Humboldt, Alexander, 1769-1859

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Born in Berlin, Germany, and educated at the universities of Frankfurt and Göttingen, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most prominent European figures of his age. His fame largely derived from his scientific expedition in Latin America between 1799 and 1804, which resulted in numerous discoveries, particularly related to physical geography and meteorology. Notably, he spent 1803 in New Spain (present day Mexico) conducting a census of the territory. Source: Alexander von ...

Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827

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Helen Maria Williams was an English and French writer. From the description of Helen Maria Williams preface to a translation of Mr. Humboldt's Personal narrative etc., ca. 1814. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49014664 Epithet: authoress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x000332 ...