European maritime explorationeighteenth-century Europeliterary and artistic responsespolitical and economic motivesvoyages of discovery
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Background to Discovery recounts the great voyages of discovery, from Dampier to Cook, that excited such fervent political and popular interest in eighteenth-century Europe. Perhaps this book's greatest strength lies in its remarkable synthesis of both the achievements of European maritime exploration and the political, economic, and scientific motives behind it. Writing essays on the literary and artistic response to the voyages as well, the contributors collectively provide a rich source for historians, geographers, and anyone interested in the history of voyage and travel.
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Essays analyze literary and artistic responses to the voyages, extending the work beyond purely historical accounts of exploration.
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It synthesizes the achievements of European maritime exploration with the political, economic, and scientific motivations driving those voyages.
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The book examines major European voyages of discovery from Dampier to Cook and their strong political and popular impact in eighteenth-century Europe.
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The collection provides interdisciplinary value for historians, geographers, and scholars of voyage and travel history.
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eighteenth-century European voyages of maritime discovery, from Dampier to Cook
Research Subject
the achievements and political, economic, scientific, literary, and artistic responses and motives associated with these voyages
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1990-12-31
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