Humboldt’s travel journals
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Humboldt’s travel journals are detailed firsthand accounts of Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific explorations and observations during his expeditions in the Americas and other regions at the turn of the 19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander von Humboldt’s American travel diaries | 1 |
| Humboldt’s travel journals canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Humboldt’s travel journals Context triple: [Über die Gestalt der Vulkane in den Anden, relatedWork, Humboldt’s travel journals]
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Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
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B.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Akaki Tsereteli, reflecting his observations and experiences through travel.
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C.
Travels in Tartary
Travels in Tartary is a classic 1930s travel narrative by British writer Peter Fleming, recounting his adventurous overland journey across remote regions of Central Asia.
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D.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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E.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Humboldt’s travel journals Target entity description: Humboldt’s travel journals are detailed firsthand accounts of Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific explorations and observations during his expeditions in the Americas and other regions at the turn of the 19th century.
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A.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
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B.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Akaki Tsereteli, reflecting his observations and experiences through travel.
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C.
Travels in Tartary
Travels in Tartary is a classic 1930s travel narrative by British writer Peter Fleming, recounting his adventurous overland journey across remote regions of Central Asia.
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D.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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E.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primary historical source
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scientific expedition record ⓘ travel journal collection ⓘ |
| author | Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ |
| contains |
astronomical observations
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barometric readings ⓘ climate observations ⓘ ethnographic notes ⓘ field measurements ⓘ magnetic measurements ⓘ maps ⓘ sketches ⓘ species lists ⓘ |
| containsLanguage |
French
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Spanish ⓘ |
| digitizedBy |
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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surface form:
Alexander von Humboldt Portal (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy)
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| documentsRegion |
Amazon Basin
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surface form:
Amazon basin
Andes ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
Orinoco Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River basin
Peru ⓘ Pichincha Province ⓘ
surface form:
Quito region
South America ⓘ Spanish America ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| documentsTopic |
altitudinal zonation of vegetation
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botany ⓘ colonial administration ⓘ economy of Spanish colonies ⓘ ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ geology ⓘ geomagnetism ⓘ indigenous cultures ⓘ linguistics ⓘ meteorology ⓘ mining ⓘ oceanography ⓘ plant geography ⓘ slavery ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| endOfDocumentedTravels | 1804 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced development of biogeography
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informed European understanding of Spanish America ⓘ key source for history of science in the Americas ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | German ⓘ |
| methodologicalFeature |
interdisciplinary scientific approach
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systematic quantitative observation ⓘ |
| perspective |
Enlightenment science
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critique of colonialism and slavery ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Aimé Bonpland ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Humboldt’s travel journals
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alexander von Humboldt’s American travel diaries
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| startOfDocumentedTravels | 1799 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | turn of the 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
Essai politique sur le royaume de la Nouvelle-Espagne
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Kosmos ⓘ Ansichten der Natur ⓘ
surface form:
Tableaux de la nature
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent ⓘ |
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