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<dl><dd>xxx, 452 p., [2] leaves of plates :</dd>
<dd>Includes advertisements on lining-papers</dd>
<dd>Colour front. by G. Baxter</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references</dd>
<dd>On steppes and deserts.-- On the cataracts of the Orinoco.-- Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forest.-- Ideas for a physiognomy of plants.-- On the structure and mode of action of volcanos in different parts of the earth.-- Vital force, or The Rhodian genius.-- The plateau of Caxamarca, the ancient capital of the Inca Atahuallpa, and first view of the Pacific from the ridge of the Andes</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Plant anatomy; Physical geography; Science; South America -- Description and travel</div>
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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859</div>
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