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HUMBOLDT, Alexander von; BONPLAND, A.G.

[CHIMBORAZO].

[CHIMBORAZO].

Geographie der Pflanzen in den Tropen-Ländern, ein Naturgemälde der Anden, gegründet auf Beobachtungen und Messungen, welche vom 10.ten Grade nördlicher bis zum 10.ten Grade südlicher Breite angestellt worden sind, in den Jahren 1799 bis 1803.

Stock Code 112828

[Tübingen; Paris, F.G. Cotta; Leverault for F. Schoell et al.; Langlois, c.1807].

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An excellent example in contemporary hand-colour of this famous cross-section view of Chimborazo by the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). The stylised engraving illustrates the concept of tropical verticality, the notion that ecological diversity depends upon the altitude at which plants grow rather than their latitude.

With accompanying scale and two tables of text indicating the distribution of plants and geology in the Andes, height measurements, soil conditions, and the names of plants families, genera, and species in the vicinity of the equator.

Original hand-coloured copper engraving laid onto thick linen (overall size: 56 x 89.5 cm); text in German; slight creasing and soiling.

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