OR CONTEMPLATIONS ON

THE SUBLIME PHENOMENA OF CREATION;

WITH

SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS.

BY

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN

BY E. C. OTTÉ, AND HENRY G. BOHN.

WITH A FRONTISPIECE FROM A SKETCH BY THE AUTHOR, A FAC-SIMILE OF HIS HAND-

WRITING, AND A COMPREHENSIVE INDEX.

LONDON:

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.