Collecting the Globe: The Salem East India Marine Society Museum
(Part of the Public History in Historical Perspective Series)
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The East India Marine Society Museum was one of the most influential collecting institutions in nineteenth-century America. From 1799 to 1867, when Salem, Massachusetts, was a premier American port and launching pad for international trade, the museum's collection developed at a nexus of global exchange, with donations of artwork, crafts, and flora and fauna pouring in from distant ports of call. At a time when the country was filled with Barnum-esque...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1625344724
ISBN13:9781625344724
Release Date:January 2020
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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