Tropical Visions in an Age of Empire

Explores images of the tropical world - maps, paintings, botanical drawings, photographs, diagrams, and texts - produced by European and American travelers over the past three centuries. Bringing together a group of distinguished contributors from disciplines across the arts and humanities, this volume contains eleven illustrated essays.

• | By (Author): Felix Driver (Author)
• | Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 01, 2005
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0226164721
• | ISBN-13: 9780226164724