European vision and the South Pacific
Smith, Bernard1985
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The classic study of the European interpretation of the Pacific in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, uses the work of artists on scientific voyages from Cook to Dumont d'Urville, relates their work to the science and prevailing ideas of the era.
Main title:
European vision and the South Pacific / by Bernard Smith
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney Harper & Row 1985
Collation:
370 p. illustrations
Contents:
Introductory: the European and the Pacific - Cook's first voyage - Cooks second voyage - Cook's third voyage - European reactions to the Pacific,1788-1802 - Settlement at Port Jackson, 1788-1800 - Exploration in the South seas and typical landscape, 1800-20 - British reactions to Australian nature, 1800-21 - Colonial interpretations of the Australian landscape, 1821-35 - Art, scinece and taste in Australia, 1835-50 - The ignoble and the romantic savage, 1820-50 - The triumph of science, 1820-50.
ISBN:
0063120623 (hbk)
Dewey class:
Q709.4 EUR
Local class:
709.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
34015
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Penrith Gallery | 709.4EUR | LE (Set: 06 Feb 2016)Not for loan (Set: 06 Feb 2016) |