Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland ; edited with an introduction by Stephen T. Jackson ; translated by Sylvie Romanowski.
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Chicago :
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University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xx, 274 pages :
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illustrations ;
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24 cm +
Accompanying Material
1 poster (60 x 98 cm, folded to 12 x 19 cm)
GENERAL NOTES
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Folded poster in pocket.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : Humboldt, ecology, and the cosmos / Stephen T. Jackson -- Essay on the geography of plants / Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland; translated by Sylvie Romanowski -- Text of Humboldt's Tableau physique / translated by Sylvie Romanowski -- Humboldt's pictorial science : an analysis of the Tableau physique des Andes et pays voisins / Sylvie Romanowski -- Plant species cited in Humboldt's Essay and Tableau physique / Stephen T. Jackson -- Instruments utilized in developing the Tableau physique / Stephen T. Jackson -- Biographical sketches / Stephen T. Jackson.