STAFFORD, BARBARA MARIA - Voyage Into Substance: Art, Science, Nature and the Illustrated Travel Account, 1760-1840

USA: MIT Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0262192233. 645 pages. Index. Bibliography. Extensive footnotes. 270 black and white illustrations (with list). "Examines the landscape elements that were featured in European illustrated travel accounts published between 1760 and 1840 - from their heyday to the advent of photography... Differs substantially from those previously published on the topic of the imaginary voyage or the travel lie." - from Preface. Moderate external wear and soiling to beige cloth-covered boards. Rubbing to lettering upon backstrip. Binding intact. Few light pencil marks in footnote section. A quality working copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Voyage into Substance: Art, Science, Nature and the Illustrated Travel Account, 1760-1840 Voyages and Travels Pictorial Works Landscape in Art Illustration of Books Imaginary Voyages Travel Lies. Good .

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