{"product_id":"personal-narrative-of-travels-volume-4-9781108027960","title":"Personal Narrative of Travels  Volume 4","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (17691859) travelled to South America in 1799. Five years of research there resulted in numerous publications. This seven-volume English translation of his Relation historique du voyage (18141825) appeared between 1814 and 1829. Volume 4 (1818) describes earthquakes and river systems in Venezuela.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook V: 14. Earthquakes at Caraccas. Connection of this phenomenon with the volcanic eruptions of the West India islands; 15. Departure from Caraccas. Mountains of San Pedro and of Los Teques. La Victoria. Valleys of Aragua; 16. Lake of Tacarigua. Hot springs of Mariara. Town of Nueva Valencia de el Rey. Descent towards the coasts of Porto Cabello; Notes to Book V; Book VI: 17. Mountains that separate the valleys of Aragua from the Llanos of Caraccas. Villa de Cura. Parapara. Llanos, or steppes. Calabozo; 18. San Fernando de Apure. Intertwinings and bifurcations of the rivers Apure and Araunca. Navigation on the Rio Apure; Book VII: 19. Junction of the Apure and the Oroonoko. Mountains of Encaramada. Uruana. Baraguan. Carichana. Mouth of the Meta. Island of Panumana.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769037979991,"sku":"9781108027960","price":41.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108027960.jpg?v=1758719423","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/personal-narrative-of-travels-volume-4-9781108027960","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}