Humboldt's Latin American Expedition, 1799–1804

Richard Paselk, Curator

Humboldt's Drawing and Engraving of Fucus vitifolius

This original drawing (left) was made by Humboldt while on board the Pizarro near Tenerife, June 17, 1799. The engraving (right) from his book appears to be based on this drawing. Higher resolution images of the drawing and the engraving are shown below. Tenerife is the largest of the Canary islands, and was the first stop on Humboldt's South American expedition. Humboldt and Bonpland spent six days on the island (June5–11) in order to climb the volcano Teide and to collect specimens.

© R. Paselk 2013, Last modified 25 December 2020