 | Joseph Banks and the British Museum: The World of Collecting, 1770-1830 Subjects: Humanities; Rural and Urban Life; Recreation and Consumption; Race and Empire; States of Mind; History; Types of Towns and Cities; Rational Recreation; Travel and Exploration; Attitudes to Nature; London; Museums and Galleries; Libraries; Concentrating on the explorer and naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), this book explores the early history of collections at the British Museum. Taking Banks' extraordinary career as its basis, it examines the changes that took place during a period of transition that led to collecting on an increasingly global scale. Neil Chambers |
