Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Note on the Text ix
4. All the Bumps in the Road: Alexander von Humboldt’s Mexican Tableau xi
5. VOLUME 1
6. Editor’s Preface 5
7. Alexander von Humboldt’s Preface to the First Edition 11
8. A Reasoned Analysis of the Atlas of New Spain 13
9. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain
10. BOOK I. General Remarks on the Total Area and the Physical Aspect of the Country—The Influence of the Uneveness of the Terrain on Climate, Agriculture, Commerce, and Military Defense 137
11. BOOK II. General Population of New Spain—Division of Its Inhabitants by Caste 197
12. VOLUME 2
13. BOOK III. Specific Statistics of the Intendancies That Comprise the Kingdom of New Spain—Their Territorial Extent and Population 301
14. BOOK IV. The State of Agriculture in New Spain—Metal Mines 503
15. Chronology 573
16. Editorial Note 577
17. Contributors 585