Curious encounters : voyaging, collecting, and making knowledge in the long eighteenth century /

Curious encounters : voyaging, collecting, and making knowledge in the long eighteenth century /

"With contributions from historians, literary critics, and geographers, Curious Encounters uncovers a rich history of global voyaging, collecting, and scientific exploration in the long eighteenth century. Leaving behind grand narratives of discovery, these essays collectively restore a degree...

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Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Craciun, Adriana, 1967- (Editor), Terrall, Mary (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Published by the University of Toronto Press in association with the UCLA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, [2019]
Series:UCLA Clark Memorial Library series ; 26.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Civilization, Modern > 18th century.
Civilization, Western > 18th century.
Collectors and collecting > History > 18th century.
Curiosity > History > 18th century.
Discoveries in geography > History > 18th century.
Eighteenth century.
Civilisation > 18e siècle.
Civilisation occidentale > 18e siècle.
Curiosité > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Découvertes géographiques > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Dix-huitième siècle.
Literary studies: general.
HISTORY > World.
Civilization, Modern.
Civilization, Western.
Collectors and collecting.
Curiosity.
Discoveries in geography.
Electronic books.
History.
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