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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 of sy...

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Other Authors: Terrall, Mary (Editor), Craciun, Adriana, 1967- (Editor)
Format: Electronic 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:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Eighteenth century.
Discoveries in geography.
Curiosity.
Collectors and collecting.
Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Modern.
HISTORY > World.
Literary studies: general.
Dix-huitieme siecle.
Decouvertes geographiques > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Curiosite > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Civilisation occidentale > 18e siecle.
Civilisation > 18e siecle.
Discoveries in geography > History > 18th century.
Curiosity > History > 18th century.
Collectors and collecting > History > 18th century.
Civilization, Western > 18th century.
Civilization, Modern > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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