TY  - BOOK
AU  - LIEBERSOHN,Harry
TI  - The Travelers' World: Europe to the Pacific 
SN  - 9780674021853
AV  - DU20 -- L54 2006eb 
U1  - 919.504 
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Cambridge, MA : 
PB  - Harvard University Press, 
KW  - Cosmopolitanism
KW  - Europe
KW  - Europeans
KW  - Travel
KW  - History
KW  - Travelers
KW  - Travelers' writings, European
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - HISTORY / World
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040236
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