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American Expedition 1799–1804 — Wikipedia (en)

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The American Expedition (1799–1804) was a scientific exploration of Spanish America conducted by the Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and the French botanist Aimé Bonpland. Over the course of five years, the expedition traversed across present-day Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Cuba, Mexico, and parts of the United States. Humboldt and Bonpland conducted pioneering research in fields including geography, biology, geology, meteorology, and ethnography. They observed and described vast regions of South and Central America, mapping rivers like the Orinoco and investigating the Andes Mountains—including an attempt to climb Chimborazo, accompanied by local savants and informants. Their observations of plant and animal life, atmospheric phenomena, and indigenous cultures - influenced by the debates ongoing in Spanish American in those years - laid the foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «American Expedition 1799–1804» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Expedition_1799%E2%80%931804
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