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Alexander Von Humboldt Collection

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Distributions of plants at various altitudes

Distributions of plants at various altitudes
Coloured engraving of Alexander Humboldt illustration. Tableaux de la Nature, 1865. Date: 1865

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian naturalist and explorer. Engraved by J. Horsburgh, and published by Oliver & Boyd Edinburgh

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Series Explorers and World Travellers

Series Explorers and World Travellers, Alexander von Humboldt exploring Brazil, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (* 14 September 1769 in Berlin)

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Signature, handwriting of Alexander von Humboldt

Signature, handwriting of Alexander von Humboldt, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (* 14 September 1769 in Berlin) († 6 May 1859 ibid)

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (* 14 September 1769 in Berlin) († 6 May 1859 ibid)
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (* 14 September 1769 in Berlin) († 6 May 1859 ibid.) was a German explorer with a sphere of activity extending far beyond Europe, Historical

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (* 14 September 1769 in Berlin) († 6 May 1859 ibid)

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (* 14 September 1769 in Berlin) († 6 May 1859 ibid)
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (* 14 September 1769 in Berlin) († 6 May 1859 ibid.) was a German explorer with a sphere of activity extending far beyond Europe, Historical

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Caricature on Alexander von Humboldt

Caricature on Alexander von Humboldt

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769, 1859, German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Aztec hieroglyphs, facsimile from atlas pittoresque by Alexander von Humboldt

Aztec hieroglyphs, facsimile from atlas pittoresque by Alexander von Humboldt

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Aztec hieroglyphs, facsimile from atlas pittoresque by Alexander von Humboldt

Aztec hieroglyphs, facsimile from atlas pittoresque by Alexander von Humboldt

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander von Humboldt and Aimee Bonpland observe the great falling star on the coast of South America in 1799

Alexander von Humboldt and Aimee Bonpland observe the great falling star on the coast of South America in 1799

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Germany, Berlin, 21 May 1991, Alexander von Humboldt in front of the Humboldt

Germany, Berlin, 21 May 1991, Alexander von Humboldt in front of the Humboldt, University, HUB in danger, Europe

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, his last visit to his friend Rauch, photo or illustration, published in 1892, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 14 September 1769, 6 May 1859, was a Prussian geographer, naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769) (6 May 1859) was a Prussian polymath

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769) (6 May 1859) was a Prussian polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 14 September 1769, 6 May 1859, was a German explorer with a field of activity extending far beyond Europe

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander von Humboldt. Historical illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated history of German literature

Alexander von Humboldt. Historical illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated history of German literature. Leipzig and Berlin 1880

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769-1859, Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer and influential proponent of Romantic Philosophy and Science, woodcut 1888

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769-1859, German naturalist, woodcut, 1888, historic engraving

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist

Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist, 1769 - 1859, portrait, historic illustration, 1880

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Historical drawing from the 19th century

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769 - 1859, a German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Historical illustration from the 19th century

Historical illustration from the 19th century, depiction of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769 - 1859, a German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Historical drawing from the 19th century

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769 - 1859, a German naturalist

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Historical print, portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Historical print, portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769 - 1859, a German naturalist, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Historical stamps in memory of Alexander von Humboldt

Historical stamps in memory of Alexander von Humboldt, 1969, Cuba, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Woodcut, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt

Woodcut, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, Freiherr von, portrait

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Air volcanoes near Turbaco, Colombia

Air volcanoes near Turbaco, Colombia. Small volcanic cones that erupt Azote (nitrogen gas) every few minutes. On a plain surrounded by Santos mahogany and pijio trees, water lilies, etc

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: View of El Jorullo, central Mexico

View of El Jorullo, central Mexico
View of El Jorullo, a cinder cone volcano in Michoacán, central Mexico

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Great Pyramid of Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

Great Pyramid of Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
Great Pyramid of Cholula or Tlachihualtepetli at Puebla, Mexico. Temple built from the 3rd century BC to the 9th century AD was dedicated to Quetzalcoatl

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajin, Mexico

Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajin, Mexico
Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajin, Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. Mexican pyramid in a pre-Columbian site that flourished from the 7th to 13th centuries

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Chimborazo viewed from the Tapia plateau

Chimborazo viewed from the Tapia plateau. Snow-capped inactive stratovolcano in the Andes. In the foreground, Native Americans tend to lamas, cactus, agave, etc. Chimborasso in South America

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Brick houses built by the Incas, Peru

Brick houses built by the Incas, Peru. Plan of a building a, part of an interior wall b, part of an exterior wall, methods of embedding d and e

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Native American swimmer-couriers in Peru, 1800s

Native American swimmer-couriers in Peru, 1800s. Men with letters wrapped in turbans swim in rivers between Quito and Jaen de Bracamoros Province

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander Von Humboldt; Seated; Illustra

Alexander Von Humboldt; Seated; Illustra
(Original Caption) Alexander Von Humboldt, German traveler, naturalist and statesman. 1769-1859

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt
German explorer and naturalist Alexander Von Humboldt (1769-1859)

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander Von Humboldt Seated W/Plants

Alexander Von Humboldt Seated W/Plants
(Original Caption) Painting by Weitsch of German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). He is depicted seated, outdoors, holding plants in his hand. Undated illustration

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Martini pier on the Weser with St. Martini Church, Bremen, Germany

Martini pier on the Weser with St. Martini Church, Bremen, Germany

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Historic sailing ships Admiral Nelson and Alexander von Humboldt at the Martini pier with St

Historic sailing ships Admiral Nelson and Alexander von Humboldt at the Martini pier with St. Martini Church, Bremen, Germany

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Japanese iris or hanashobu, Iris ensata (Iris kaempferi)

Japanese iris or hanashobu, Iris ensata (Iris kaempferi)
FLO4628104 Japanese iris or hanashobu, Iris ensata (Iris kaempferi). White Alexandre von Humboldt and purple Professor de Vriese varieties

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, 19th century (engraving)

Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, 19th century (engraving)
3521741 Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Morning in the Tropics, c1858. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church

Morning in the Tropics, c1858. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
Morning in the Tropics, c1858

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander von Humboldt, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Alexander von Humboldt, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Humboldt, between 1855 and 1865. [German author, naturalist, explorer]

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Baron Alexandre Von Humboldt (engraving)

Baron Alexandre Von Humboldt (engraving)
1733919 Baron Alexandre Von Humboldt (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Baron Alexandre Von Humboldt (1769-1859) german naturalist and explorer, engraving)

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Engraving of german explorer Alexander von Humboldt 1882

Engraving of german explorer Alexander von Humboldt 1882
" 18th Century Style, Painted Image, Explorer, Antique, Engraved Image, Philosopher, Woodcut, Illustration and Painting, Etching, Pencil Drawing, Image Created 18th Century, Print

Background imageAlexander Von Humboldt Collection: Alexander von Humboldts expedition to South America, 1800-1804 (chromolitho)

Alexander von Humboldts expedition to South America, 1800-1804 (chromolitho)
2788695 Alexander von Humboldts expedition to South America, 1800-1804 (chromolitho) by European School



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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a renowned German explorer and naturalist who made significant contributions to the field of botany. He is best known for his extensive research on the distributions of plants at various altitudes. During his expeditions to South America from 1800 to 1804, Humboldt meticulously documented and studied plant species across different elevations. His findings revolutionized our understanding of how altitude affects vegetation patterns, laying the foundation for modern biogeography. Humboldt's passion for exploration and scientific inquiry is captured in several portraits created during his lifetime. One such portrait, taken between 1855 and 1865 by an unknown artist, showcases his intellectual demeanor and unwavering dedication to knowledge. In another engraving from the same era, Baron Alexandre Von Humboldt is depicted with intricate detail that highlights both his refined appearance and scholarly pursuits. This image serves as a testament to his status as one of history's most influential scientists. An oil painting portrays Baron Alexander von Humboldt in all his glory, capturing not only his physical likeness but also conveying a sense of awe-inspiring intellect that defined him throughout his career. Humboldt's explorations extended beyond just studying plants; he delved into indigenous cultures as well. Illustrations showcasing costumes worn by Mechoacan Indians provide glimpses into their rich traditions and customs—a subject that fascinated Humboldt during his travels through Mexico. Additionally, Aztec hieroglyphics featured in another illustration reveal Humboldt's fascination with ancient civilizations' written languages—an interest that led him to decipher these complex systems long before others attempted it. One remarkable aspect of Humboldt's work was documenting architectural marvels like the detached mass of the Cholula Pyramid or Monument of Xochicalco. These structures served as testaments to past civilizations' ingenuity while fueling further curiosity about human history among scholars worldwide. To honor this extraordinary scientist, a monumental marble bust was carved in 1843.

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