The Visible Empire: The Expert View and Images in the Scientific Expeditions of the Enlightenment
This essay examines the Spanish natural history expeditions to Latin America in the late 18th Century —particularly the Real Expedición Botánica a Nueva Granada, directed by José Celestino Mutis— as an approach to an analysis of the importance of visual culture in European natural history, especiall...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Salamanca
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos Dieciochistas |
| Online Access: | http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/7007 |