Curious Encounters: Voyaging, Collecting, and Making Knowledge in the Long Eighteenth Century

Curious Encounters uncovers a rich history of global voyaging, collecting, and scientific exploration in the long eighteenth century. Voyagers from Greenland to the Ottoman empire crossed paths with French, British, Polynesian, and Spanish travelers across the world, trading objects and knowledge fo...

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Main Authors: Mary Terral (Author), Adriana Craciun (Author)
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