ISBN：9783791384153

书名/Title：亚历山大·冯·洪堡：探索美洲植物｜Alexander von Humboldt: The Botanical Exploration of the Americas

作者/Author(s)：H.沃尔特·拉克｜H. Walter Lack  

出版/Publisher：Prestel，2018

装帧/Binding：精装，280 页｜Hardcover, 280 pages

尺寸/Dimensions：24.8 × 34.8 × 3.3 cm

语种/Language：英语｜English

内容简介：

这本带有精美插图的书籍展示了历史上最伟大的科学家和探险家之一亚历山大·冯·洪堡的植物绘画杰作。

书中记录了亚历山大·冯·洪堡前往美洲和古巴的具有历史意义的考察活动，这次活动被许多人称赞为“对美洲大陆的科学探索”，这些错综复杂且色彩斑斓的图片揭示了他穿越丛林，跨过河流和翻越山区时的革命性发现。书中的插图给出了植物的英文和拉丁植物名称，并附有详尽的索引。

本书作者H.沃尔特·拉克是一位国际知名的植物学家，凭借其专业知识撰写了一篇引人入胜的文章，探讨了洪堡对植物学的显著贡献与科学调研。除了学术上的审慎严谨，印刷图片也同样吸引着喜爱欣赏艺术与植物插图的读者。

作者简介：

本书作者H.沃尔特·拉克（H. Walter Lack）是柏林自由大学的教授，著有多部与植物插图相关的书籍。

Now available in a new edition, this gorgeously illustrated book showcases botanical masterpieces by Alexander van Humboldt, one of history's great scientists and explorers.

Recording Alexander von Humboldt's historic expedition to the Americas and Cuba--hailed by many as the "scientific discovery of America"--these intricate and delicately tinted prints reveal his revolutionary findings as he traveled through jungles, across rivers, and over mountainous terrain. The illustrations in the book give the English and Latin botanical names of the plants and are followed by an exhaustive index.

Internationally renowned botanist H. Walter Lack lends his expertise to a fascinating essay that discusses Humboldt's significant contributions to the world of botany and scientific research. Technically precise, the prints are equally appealing to anyone who appreciates fine art and botanical illustration.