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James Delbourgo Collecting the world
Hans Sloane and the origins of the British Museum
"In 1759 the British Museum opened its doors to the public-the first free national museum in the world. James Delbourgo’s biography of Hans Sloane recounts the story behind its creation, told through the life of a figure with an insatiable ambition to pit universal knowledge against superstition and the means to realize his dream. Born in northern Ireland in 1660, Sloane amassed a fortune as a London society physician, becoming a member of the Whig establishment and president of the Royal Society...
Engels | 504 pagina's | The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge | 2017
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James Delbourgo Collecting the world
the life and curiosity of Hans Sloane
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Engels | 503 pagina's | Allen Lane, London | 2017
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