Hermann Karsten, pioneer of geologic mapping in northwestern South America

In the late 19th century, a regional map of <i>Nueva Granada</i> (present-day Colombia, Panama and parts of Venezuela and Ecuador) was published by German botanist and geologist Hermann Karsten (1817–1908). Karsten's work was incorporated by Agustín Codazzi (1793–1859), an Italian w...

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Main Author: K. R. Aalto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-06-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/6/57/2015/hgss-6-57-2015.pdf