Imperial landscapes : Britain's global visual culture, 1745-1820 / John E. Crowley.

Author/Creator:

Crowley, John, 1943-

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, c2011.

Format/Description:

Book
ix, 282 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Subjects:

Landscapes in art.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- In art.
Art, British.
Art and society -- Great Britain.

Contents:

Introduction. The British Empire and the topographic imperative
Europe's imperial landscapes
Canada
The Pacific
The West Indies
The United States of America
India
Australia
Conclusion. European global landscapes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300170504 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300170505 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

664451021

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