Visualizing Africa in Nineteenth-Century British Travel Accounts.

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This study provides the first sustained analysis of the process by which images of Africa were transformed into the illustrations of the continent that appeared in nineteenth-century European travel books. Koivunen examines the actual production process of images and the books in which they were pub...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koivunen, Leila
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2008.
Colección:Routledge Research in Travel Writing, 2.
Temas:
1800-1899
Illustration of books.
Arts.
Geography.
Illustration of books > Great Britain > 19th century.
Travelers' writings, English > Africa > History and criticism.
Geography
Illustration des livres.
Géographie.
Illustration des livres > Grande-Bretagne > 19e siècle.
Écrits de voyageurs anglais > Afrique > Histoire et critique.
illustration (process)
geography.
Travelers' writings, English
Travel
Discoveries in geography
Arts
Illustration of books
Africa > Description and travel.
Africa > Discovery and exploration.
Afrique > Descriptions et voyages.
Afrique > Découverte et exploration.
Great Britain
Africa
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Exploration and the Production of Travel Pictures; 1 The Framed View of Africa; 2 The Ideal of Visual Documentation; 3 Problematic Picturing; 4 Africa Captured in Pictures; Part II: Illustrations of Africa Take Shape in Europe; 5 Shared Eye-Witnessing; 6 Selection of Imagery; 7 The Inevitable Transformation; 8 Coping with the Unknown Continent; Conclusion: Africa through Western Eyes; Appendix 1: Explorer Biographies.
  • Appendix 2: The Number of Illustrations Contained within the Travel Books ExaminedNotes; Bibliography; Index.

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