Title

Explorers with Humboldt's expedition at the basalt cliffs at Regla, Mexico, c1820-1839. Artist: Gerolamo Fumagalli

Caption

Explorers with Humboldt's expedition at the basalt cliffs at Regla, Mexico, c1820-1839. German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt's (1769-1859) interests included geophysics, geology and botany and he is sometimes called the founder of ecology. He visited Mexico in 1803-1804 during the course of a five year expedition to Latin America. Plate 60 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1802

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D60_143

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,8Mb (3,5Mb) / 13,4in x 17,6in / 4029 x 5277 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature Germany river tree people male man men waterfall German plant rocks rock country fall exploration science geology guy geography Mexico color colour volcanic cliff cliffs column pillar pillars gorge Mexican location century explorer expedition concept basalt natural phenomena cataract 19th century igneous rock nineteenth century geographical feature TGN lithograph landscape Jules Alexander von Baron Ferrario Historica Graphica Collection Jules Ferrario Gerolamo Fumagalli Alexander von Humboldt Humboldt Fumagalli Gerolamo Alexander von Humboldt Jules Ferrario lithograph landscape