Connecting territories exploring people and nature, 1700-1850

"The book analyses from a comparative perspective the exploration of territories, the histories of their inhabitants, and local natural environments during the long eighteenth century. The eleven chapters look at European science at home and abroad as well as at global scientific practices and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Boscani Leoni, Simona, 1970- editor (editor), Baumgartner, Sarah, editor, Knittel, Meike, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill [2022]
Colección:BRILL open access.
Emergence of natural history, 5.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"The book analyses from a comparative perspective the exploration of territories, the histories of their inhabitants, and local natural environments during the long eighteenth century. The eleven chapters look at European science at home and abroad as well as at global scientific practices and the involvement of a great variety of local actors in the processes of mapping and recording. Dealing with landlocked territories with no colonies (like Switzerland) and places embedded in colonial networks, the book reveals multifarious entanglements connecting these territories"--
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9789004412477