The Travelers' World : : Europe to the Pacific / / Harry LIEBERSOHN.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: LIEBERSOHN, Harry,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674040236; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674040236
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Harry LIEBERSOHN.

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.