Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Critical Edition (Alexander von Humboldt in English)

What is so wonderful about this book is all the work that clearly went into it. This book is a real assemblage of all the various pieces/sources that connect it in one place. The text by Humboldt is obviously not new - what is new here is the translation and that the entire text and illustrations are published at one time in one place. Though the original Humboldt text is probably not something for someone without background information on Humboldt, the introduction alone makes this book valuable. It places Humboldt and especially this work in its proper place in history.At the end of the book the notes on the text and the notes on the books owned and probably used by Humboldt are invaluable to any researcher. This book again clearly shows Chicago University Press's commitment to publishing high quality history.This book was a labor of love and is truly an amazing feat!