HARVEY: Alexander von Humboldt & the United States (Princeton Univ Pr, 2020)

Description: TITLE: Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture AUTHOR: Harvey, Eleanor Jones AUTHOR 2 (if applicable): Sues, Hans-Dieter (Preface) AUTHOR 3 (if applicable): Smithsonian American Art Museum ILLUSTRATOR (if applicable): n/a PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, Date: 2020 ISBN: 9780691200804 FORMAT: Hardcover, 444 pages EDITION: First Edition Thus PRINTING [if applicable]: 1st Printing (No Later Stated) BOOK CONDITION: Near Fine JACKET CONDITION: Very Good DIMENSIONS (if available): 12.00 x 10.25 x 1.75 in approx. KEYWORDS: Eleanor Jones Harvey, Alexander von Humboldt and the United States, Art, Nature, Culture, Naturalist, Prussian, 18th Century, 19th Century, Explorer, Ethnographer, Scientist DESCRIPTION: From the dustjacket flap: Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, al politics. She shows how he inspired a network of l minded individuals who would go on to embrace t spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influence the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of Hudson River school, and laid the foundations fo the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. CONDITION: Very slight wear to covers, interior appears entirely unmarked. An excellent copy. FROM THE BOOKSELLER: Thank you for visiting the Dactyl Books eBay Store! We are a virtual second-hand and antiquarian reseller of books specialising in History, Science, Literature, and Mystery & Detective Fiction, but we have a little bit of everything in our stocks! We are listing new items all the time, but if you are looking for a specific title or edition, don't hesitate to send it on to us and we will be glad to check and give you an opinion on how best to find your desired title. NOTES ON EDITIONS: We use a number of resources to attempt to determine the edition of the book that we are listing. My most frequently referenced resource is Zempel and Verkler's "First Editions: A Guide to Identification," although we also use other internet sources and make comparisons with listings we find on various internet sites. We strive to be extremely careful and diligent in describing our listings, but if you receive a book and don't feel that it's quite what you ordered, please contact us through the "Contact Seller" link to see what we can do for you. To avoid the chances of this happening, if you have a question about a book or other item, or would like to see additional photos, please use the "Contact Seller" link in the item description and let us know what you need. We will do our best to answer your questions *before* any sale. TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS IN OUR LISTINGS: For your convenience, here is a list of terms and abbreviations that we commonly use in listings: IBC: Inside Back CoverIBEP: Inside Back End PaperIFC: Inside Front CoverIFEP: Inside Front End PaperText-Block: The body of the book contained between the covers. Thanks for your interest in Dactyl Books!

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