Explorers with Humboldt's expedition at the basalt cliffs at Regla PCF Haddo House pictured 28th July 1977

pictured 28th July 1977

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Frontispiece from Teutonic Myths and Legends by Donald A Mackenzie

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Explorers with Humboldt's expedition at the basalt cliffs at Regla PCF Haddo House pictured 28th July 1977Explorers 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.