Joseph Banks and the British Museum

Joseph Banks and the British Museum
Author: Neil Chambers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317303636

Concentrating on the explorer and naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), this book explores the early history of collections at the British Museum. Taking Banks' extraordinary career as its basis, it examines the changes that took place during a period of transition that led to collecting on an increasingly global scale.

Enlightening the British

Enlightening the British
Author: Robert Geoffrey William Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN:

A collection of conference papers on the 'Enlightenment in Britain', this volume includes essays by leading scholars that throw new light on how the British Museum reacted to the great social, scientific and religious upheaval that characterised the Age of Englightenment.

Government Publications

Government Publications
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1982
Genre: Government publications
ISBN: