Europe within Reach : : Netherlandish Travellers on the Grand Tour and Beyond (1585-1750) / / by Gerrit Verhoeven ; translated by Diane Webb.
In Europe within Reach Gerrit Verhoeven traces some sweeping evolutions in the early modern travel behaviour of Dutch and Flemish elites (1585-1750), as the classical Grand Tour was slowly but surely overshadowed by other types of travelling. Leisure trips to Paris, London or Berlin, a cours pittore...
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| Superior document: | Egodocuments and history series, v. 9 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, [2015] |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English Dutch |
| Series: | Egodocuments and History Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (345 pages) :; illustrations, maps. |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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| Other title: | Anders reizen. |
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| Summary: | In Europe within Reach Gerrit Verhoeven traces some sweeping evolutions in the early modern travel behaviour of Dutch and Flemish elites (1585-1750), as the classical Grand Tour was slowly but surely overshadowed by other types of travelling. Leisure trips to Paris, London or Berlin, a cours pittoresque along the Rhine, domestic trips in the Low Countries and a series of other destinations gained ground, while new sorts of travellers cropped up: female and middle-class travellers, domestic servants, children, youngsters and the elderly. Verhoeven does not only trace these evolutions, but also explains why Netherlandish travellers gradually turned into art connoisseurs; why they were spellbound by sites of memory and by rugged landscapes; or why all sorts of fashionable gadgets and thingies were bought on the way. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-329) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004293337 |
| ISSN: | 1873-653X ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Gerrit Verhoeven ; translated by Diane Webb. |