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Edition: Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2006. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780674040236

Content: An unforgettable voyage filled with delightful characters, dramatic encounters, and rich cultural details, The Travelers' World heralds a moment of intellectual preparation for the modern global era. Harry Liebersohn examines the transformation of global knowledge during the great age of scientific exploration. We now travel effortlessly to distant places, but the questions about perception, truth, and knowledge that these intercontinental mediators faced still resonate.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Acknowledgments -- , Map: The Pacific Ocean -- , Map: Europe in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna -- , Introduction -- , 1. Travelers -- , 2. Patrons -- , 3. Collaborators -- , 4. Philosophers -- , 5. Missions -- , 6. Darwin,Melville, and the End of a World -- , Conclusion -- , Chronology -- , Notes -- , Selected Bibliography -- , Illustration Credits -- , Index. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674040236

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040236

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Format: 1 online resource (400 pages)

ISBN: 9780674040236

Content: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map: The Pacific Ocean -- Map: Europe in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna -- Introduction -- 1 Travelers -- 2 Patrons -- 3 Collaborators -- 4 Philosophers -- 5 Missions -- 6 Darwin, Melville, and the End of a World -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674027473

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780674027473

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xiii, 380 pages) : , illustrations, maps

ISBN: 0-674-04023-6

Content: An unforgettable voyage filled with delightful characters, dramatic encounters, and rich cultural details, The Travelers' World heralds a moment of intellectual preparation for the modern global era. Harry Liebersohn examines the transformation of global knowledge during the great age of scientific exploration. We now travel effortlessly to distant places, but the questions about perception, truth, and knowledge that these intercontinental mediators faced still resonate.

Note: Originally published: 2006. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Acknowledgments -- , Map: The Pacific Ocean -- , Map: Europe in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna -- , Introduction -- , 1. Travelers -- , 2. Patrons -- , 3. Collaborators -- , 4. Philosophers -- , 5. Missions -- , 6. Darwin,Melville, and the End of a World -- , Conclusion -- , Chronology -- , Notes -- , Selected Bibliography -- , Illustration Credits -- , Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-02185-1

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-02747-7

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674040236