Collecting the world : the life and curiosity of Hans Sloane
2017, First Edition. [London] : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #472287
Physical description; xxxi, 503 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-471) and index. Contents; Introduction: The original Sloane ranger -- Empire of Curiosities. Transplantation -- Island of Curiosities -- Keeping the Species from Being Lost -- Assembling the World. Becoming Hans Sloane -- The World Comes to Bloomsbury -- Putting the World in Order -- Creating the Public's Museum. Subjects; Sloane, Hans, Sir (1660-1753). British Museum. Collectors and collecting. Physicians. Museum techniques. Naturalists. Scientists. Cabinets of curiosities. Biography. History. 17th century. 18th century. Great Britain. Northern Ireland. London. Illustrated. Plates. Maps.
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