@article{Puig-Samper_2022, title={Humboldt and his geographical album of New Spain}, volume={23}, url={https://www.hin-online.de/index.php/hin/article/view/349}, DOI={10.18443/349}, abstractNote={<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><strong>Abstract</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB">During his trip to New Spain in 1803, Alexander von Humboldt visited large tracts of New Spanish territory, which includes modern Mexico and part of the United States. This trip provided the data for his geographical </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><em>Atlas</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"> of the region, as well as information about the ancient Mexican cultures that he would later include in the general </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><em>Atlas</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"> and in other major works, such as </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><em>Vues des Cordillères</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB">. Likewise, Humboldt’s </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><em>Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="en-GB"> displayed a comprehensive physical, natural, economic, and social description of Mexico in the colonial period, which will also be analysed. With these works, Humboldt presented a new geographical and cultural image of New Spain to the European audiences. In addition to this, his work made important contributions to cartographic knowledge.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><strong>Resumen</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">Alexander von Humboldt en su viaje a Nueva España en 1803 tuvo la oportunidad de viajar por gran parte del territorio novohispano, que incluye Mexico y parte de del actual territorio de Estados Unidos. Este viaje le permitió preparar un </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><em>Atlas</em></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"> geográfico de la región, además de obtener información sobre las antiguas culturas mexicanas que luego plasmará en el Atlas general del viaje y en algunas de sus principales obras como </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><em>Vues des Cordillères</em></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">. Asimismo, Humboldt hizo una excelente descripción física, natural, económica y social de México en la época colonial en su </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><em>Ensayo político sobre el Reino de la Nueva España</em></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"> que también será analizado. Con estas obras Humboldt logró ofrecer una nueva imagen del territorio novohispano y sus riquezas al mundo europeo, así como un conocimiento cartográfico de gran importancia.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR"><strong>Résumé</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">Alexander von Humboldt, lors de son voyage en Nouvelle-Espagne en 1803, a eu l</span></span><span lang="fr-FR">’</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">occasion de parcourir une grande partie du territoire de la Nouvelle-Espagne, qui comprend le Mexique et une partie du territoire actuel des États-Unis. Ce voyage lui a permis de préparer un Atlas géographique de la région, ainsi que d</span></span><span lang="fr-FR">’</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">obtenir des informations sur les anciennes cultures mexicaines qu’il inclura plus tard dans l</span></span><span lang="fr-FR">’</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">Atlas général du voyage et dans certaines de ses œuvres principales comme </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR"><em>Vues des Cordillères</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">. Humboldt a également donné une excellente description physique, naturelle, économique et sociale du Mexique à l</span></span><span lang="fr-FR">’</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">époque coloniale dans son </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR"><em>Essai Politique sur le Royaume de la Nouvelle Espagne</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">, qui sera également analysé. Avec ces travaux, Humboldt a réussi à offrir au monde européen une nouvelle image du Nouveau territoire espagnol et de ses richesses, de même qu</span></span><span lang="fr-FR">’</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span lang="fr-FR">une connaissance cartographique de grande importance.</span></span></p>}, number={45}, journal={HiN - Alexander von Humboldt im Netz. Internationale Zeitschrift für Humboldt-Studien}, author={Puig-Samper , Miguel Ángel}, year={2022}, month={Okt.}, pages={29–71} }