COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Books Internet Archive
Author:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
Author (contributor):
French Americana Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library)
Author (contributor):
Indigenous Languages Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library)
Author (contributor):
Bromsen, Maury A.
Author (contributor):
Blache, Edgard.
Title:
Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique; /
Publisher:
A la librairie grecque-latine-allemande rue des Fossés-Montmartre no 14
Begin Publication Date:
1816
MMS Id (Alma identifier):
991025328679706966
Permanent Call Number:
J816 .H919v
Statistics Note 1 (Accession Number):
STAT_NOTE_1_ACCESSION #: B07-158
Uniform Resource Identifier:
Subjects:
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities.
Subjects:
Indian linguistics--Nahuatl language.
Subjects:
Imprint 1816.
Subjects:
Indians of South America--Andes Region--Antiquities.
Subjects:
Nahuatl language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Subjects:
Aztec calendar.
Subjects:
Mexico--Antiquities.
Subjects:
Peru--Antiquities.
Subjects:
Andes Region--Antiquities.
Subjects:
Mexico--Description and travel.
Subjects:
Peru--Description and travel.
General Note:
Abridged from the folio edition (Atlas pittoresque) which was issued to accompany pt. 1 of the "Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland," Paris, 1814-34.; Volume 1, p. 332-392 contain a description of the Aztec calendar, with important dates in the Aztec language; also contains the symbols of the calendar in the Nahuatl language, along with vocabulary lists.; Verso of half-title leaf in v. 1 reads: De l'Imprimerie de J. Smith.; Pagination: v. 1: [2], 392 p., VIII leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 411, [1], 2 p., IX-XIX leaves of plates.; Signatures: v. 1: pi1 [1]⁸ ([1]₁, [1]₂ versos blank) 2-24⁸ 25⁴; Includes index.
Local Note:
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting volume 2.; John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in contemporary calf with marbled boards.; John Carter Brown Library copy acquired from the estate of Maury A. Bromsen.; Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Edgard Blache: book stamp on front pastedown.
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