| The Malaspina Expedition: A Political-Scientific Journey Around the World, 1789-1794 Contributor(s): Martín, José María Moreno (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Puig-Samper, Miguel Ángel (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Reverte, Javier (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 8475069541 ISBN-13: 9788475069548 Publisher: Turner OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 9.58" W x 11.3" (2.27 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1789, Italian-born Spanish naval officer Alejandro Malaspina set off to visit Spain's colonies in Asia and the Americas. For five years, he and his crew sailed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, discovering, cataloguing and analyzing flora, fauna, seas, people and lands. The Malaspina Expedition, as it came to be called, anticipated the global spirit of cross-discipline synergy that defines the twenty-first century. Yet Malaspina's account of his adventures remained largely unpublished for 100 years. The Malaspina Expedition presents the visual legacy of his expedition, combining maps, illustrations and scientific and artistic documents in the same boundary-crossing spirit as the expedition itself. |
