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This book examines the study of natural history in the Spanish empire in the years 1750-1850. During this period, Spain made strenuous efforts to survey, inventory, and exploit the natural productions of her overseas possessions, orchestrating a series of scientific expeditions and cultivating and displaying American fauna and flora in metropolitan gardens and museums. This book assesses the cultural significance of natural history, emphasizing the figurative and utilitarian value with which eig

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Author

Helen Cowie; Andrew Thompson; John M. MacKenzie

Publisher

Manchester University Press; Disctirbuted in the United States exclusively by Palgrave MacMillan

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780719084935

Category

history

Subjects

Science, History, Biology

Rating

5 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14