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"Pic d'Orizaba Vu Depuis la Foret de Xalapa", Humboldt, Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von

This impressive view of the volcano Pico de Orizaba was issued in Humboldt's Atlas Geographique et Physique du Royaume de la Nouvelle-Espagne. Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico, is in the state of Veracruz, close to the Gulf of Mexico. Dated 1807 but published in 1811.

Alexander von Humboldt was a world-famous geologist, geographer, naturalist and explorer. He spent 5 years exploring Latin America along with his partner Aime Bonpland. He was one of the first to document the area from a scientific point of view and the first to complete a profile view of an entire country.

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Condition: A

Very wide original margins with a few minor spots outside of the engraved area.