Geology: comparative shapes and heights of mountains. Colored aquatint by A. Tardieu after L. Brugiere, 1817, and dedicated to Humboldt. The idea of comparative geology originated with Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). Between 1799 and 1804, Humboldt travelled extensively in Latin America, exploring and describing it for the first time in a manner generally considered to be a modern scientific point of view.
Comparative Geology, 1817
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