HUMBOLDT (Alexander von). Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of America. Paris, N. Maze, s.d. [1816-1824]. 2 volumes in-8, paperback, untrimmed. First in-8 edition of this major work on the cultures of Mexico and Peru, published in a more manageable and less expensive format than the original in-folio of 1810. It includes 19 plates out of text, 6 of which are coloured, reduced from the original by Bouquet. "Humboldt's expedition was fundamental to the study of ethnic groups and cultures. Indigenous peoples and Mexican and Peruvian antiquities were meticulously analysed" (Hill). A paperback copy in its original covers, partly uncut. Library markings at the end of the volumes. Scattered foxing; spines faded. Sabin, n°33750 - Palau, n°117027.