5. The World Comes to Bloomsbury

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. List of Maps xv
5. Note on Conventions xvii
6. Introduction: The Original Sloane Ranger xix
7. PART ONE. Empire of Curiosities
8. 1. Transplantation 3
9. 2. Island of Curiosities 37
10. 3. Keeping the Species from Being Lost 87
11. PART TWO. Assembling the World
12. 4. Becoming Hans Sloane 141
13. 5. The World Comes to Bloomsbury 202
14. 6. Putting the World in Order 258
15. 7. Creating the Public’s Museum 303
16. Acknowledgements 343
17. Notes 349
18. Bibliography 425
19. Index 473