Cathedrals of Science: The Development of Colonial Natural History Museums During the Late Nineteenth Century

Cathedrals of Science: The Development of Colonial Natural History Museums During the Late Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
0773506551
ISBN-13
9780773506558
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
144
Language
English
Published
1988
Publisher
Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press
Author
Susan Sheets-Pyenson

Description

By examining the development of museums in the hinterlands of Australasia, Canada, and South America, the author shows how colonial museum directors managed to assemble large and significant collections which included prime materials obtained from abroad.

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