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von HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER; and AIME BONPLAND. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent,During the Years 1799-1804. 8 aquatint and engraved maps and charts (7 folding). 7 volumes bound in 9. 8vo, 8 1/2x5 1/2 inches, contemporary polished green morocco over marbled boards, gilt spines, gilt edges, minimal wear; moderate foxing, several plates shaved tight; ink inscription to first free endpaper, bookplates of G.W. Brackenridge. London, 1814-1829
A tidy set of von Humboldt and Bonplands's classic account of their five-year scientific expedition to South and Central America, translated to English from the original French by Helen Maria Williams; from the private library of prominent San Antonio businessman and philanthropist, George Washington Brackenridge.
