Joseph Banks and the British Museum : the world of collecting, 1770-1830 /

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Concentrating on the explorer and naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), this book explores the early history of collections at the British Museum. Taking Banks' extraordinary career as its basis, it examines the changes that took place during a period of transition that led to collecting on an i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chambers, Neil
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pickering & Chatto, 2007.
Temas:
Banks, Joseph, > 1743-1820.
Banks, Joseph, > 1743-1820
British Museum > History.
British Museum
1700-1899
Collectors and collecting > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Collectors and collecting > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Collectors and collecting
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Concentrating on the explorer and naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), this book explores the early history of collections at the British Museum. Taking Banks' extraordinary career as its basis, it examines the changes that took place during a period of transition that led to collecting on an increasingly global scale.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182) and index.
ISBN:1851965351
9781851965359
128112494X
9781281124944
9781317303640
1317303644
9781781441077
1781441073
9781317303633
1317303636

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