Ref NoLDGSL/473
TitleGeological and barometric section from Cartagena to the summit of Chinguasa, Colombia
Date[1831-1835]
Date Notewmk 1831
LevelFile
Extent1 ms sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionAfter Alexander von HUMBOLDT, 'Nivelacion Barometrica del Terreno des de Cartagena hasta Fe hecha por el Baron de Humboldt', coloured drawing of a geological and barometric section from Cartagena to the summit of Chinguasa, Colombia, [1831-1835].
Administrative HistoryItem seems to be a copy of an original mss by Humboldt dated 1801, see: http://www.banrepcultural.org/node/32554 [accessed March 2016]
ProvenanceOriginal catalogue notes: not Humboldt's ms. On reverse is Greenough's handwriting, indicating that it likely formed part of the Greenough bequest.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageSpanish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameHUMBOLDT | Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von | 1769-1859 | geographer, naturalist and explorer
Previous referenceLDGSL 473
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/339HUMBOLDT; Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769-1859); geographer, naturalist and explorer1769-1859
Places
CodePlaceName
NA170Colombia
NA389South America
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