03320nam 2200793Ia 450 991045511000332120200520144314.00-674-04023-610.4159/9780674040236(CKB)1000000000787009(StDuBDS)AH23050783(SSID)ssj0000261897(PQKBManifestationID)11193454(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261897(PQKBWorkID)10269540(PQKB)11003560(MiAaPQ)EBC3300056(DE-B1597)457692(OCoLC)1004866759(OCoLC)1013937403(OCoLC)1029831179(OCoLC)1032679623(OCoLC)1037969549(OCoLC)1041973058(OCoLC)1046622003(OCoLC)1046995294(OCoLC)444455459(DE-B1597)9780674040236(PPN)20189288X(Au-PeEL)EBL3300056(CaPaEBR)ebr10312761(OCoLC)923108935(EXLCZ)99100000000078700920050823d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe travelers' world[electronic resource] Europe to the Pacific /Harry LiebersohnCambridge, MA Harvard University Press20061 online resource (xiii, 380 p. ) ill., mapsOriginally published: 2006.0-674-02185-1 0-674-02747-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index.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 -- IndexAn 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.TravelersEuropeCosmopolitanismEuropeEuropeansTravelHistoryTravelers' writings, EuropeanHistory and criticismOceaniaDescription and travelEuropeIntellectual life18th centuryEuropeIntellectual life19th centuryElectronic books.TravelersCosmopolitanismEuropeansTravelHistory.Travelers' writings, EuropeanHistory and criticism.919.504Liebersohn Harry1031447MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455110003321The travelers' world2448833UNINA