Curious and entertaining letters concerning the trade and manufactures of Scotland [dated Oct. 27 to Nov. 7, 1774.] ... Third edition: with large additions
Author: David LOCH
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Published: 1774
Total Pages: 44
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Author: David LOCH
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Published: 1774
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ashley Baynton-Williams
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015-10-20
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 022623729X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince that ancient day when the first human drew a line connecting Point A to Point B, maps have been understood as one of the most essential tools of communication. Despite differences in language, appearance, or culture, maps are universal touchstones in human civilization. Over the centuries, maps have served many varied purposes; far from mere guides for reaching a destination, they are unique artistic forms, aides in planning commercial routes, literary devices for illuminating a story. Accuracy—or inaccuracy—of maps has been the make-or-break factor in countless military battles throughout history. They have graced the walls of homes, bringing prestige and elegance to their owners. They track the mountains, oceans, and stars of our existence. Maps help us make sense of our worlds both real and imaginary—they bring order to the seeming chaos of our surroundings. With The Curious Map Book, Ashley Baynton-Williams gathers an amazing, chronologically ordered variety of cartographic gems, mainly from the vast collection of the British Library. He has unearthed a wide array of the whimsical and fantastic, from maps of board games to political ones, maps of the Holy Land to maps of the human soul. In his illuminating introduction, Baynton-Williams also identifies and expounds upon key themes of map production, peculiar styles, and the commerce and collection of unique maps. This incredible volume offers a wealth of gorgeous illustrations for anyone who is cartographically curious.
Author: Melanie Cossey
Publisher: Fitzroy Books
Published: 2018-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781947548008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn anthropology professor, Duncan Clarke, stumbles upon the travel journal of a Victorian curiosity dealer that describes a victim of a Haitian witch doctor. Clarke's holiday pastime becomes an all-consuming obsession as he seeks to understand the chilling implications of the journal and the horrifying way in which his own life is tied to the past
Author: Daniel Defoe
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Published: 1734
Total Pages: 550
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Published: 1761
Total Pages: 242
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Published: 1680
Total Pages: 214
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Published: 1769
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark Westgarth
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-04-07
Total Pages: 161
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRather than the customary focus on the activities of individual collectors, The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects illuminates the less-studied roles played by dealers in the nineteenthcentury antique and curiosity markets. Set against the recent ‘art market turn’ in scholarly literature, this volume examines the role, activities, agency and influence of antique and curiosity dealers as they emerged in the opening decades of the nineteenth century. This study begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, when dealers began their wholesale importations of historical objects; it closes during the 1850s, after which the trade became increasingly specialised, reflecting the rise of historical museums such as the South Kensington Museum (V&A). Focusing on the archive of the early nineteenth-century London dealer John Coleman Isaac (c.1803–1887), as well as drawing on a wide range of other archival and contextual material, Mark Westgarth considers the emergence of the dealer in relation to a broad historical and cultural landscape. The emergence of the antique and curiosity dealer was part of the rapid economic, social, political and cultural change of early nineteenth-century Britain, centred around ideas of antiquarianism, the commercialisation of culture and a distinctive and evolving interest in historical objects. This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, histories of collecting, museum and heritage studies and nineteenth-century culture.
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Published: 1746
Total Pages: 840
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Total Pages: 638
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