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American Cosmos

Globes and the Global Imagination in Early America

Tamara Plakins Thornton

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American Cosmos

Globes and the Global Imagination in Early America

Tamara Plakins Thornton

Publication supported by the Neil Harris Endowment Fund

384 pages | 10 color plates, 67 halftones | 6 x 9

American Beginnings, 1500–1900

Education: History of Education

Geography: Cultural and Historical Geography

History: American History, British and Irish History, Discoveries and Exploration

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Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The Emergence of Globes in Early Modern Europe
2. Makers, Owners, Sellers, Users
3. Globe Lessons
4. The New Geography and the Modern Globe
5. The Last Students of the Globes
Epilogue

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Notes
Index

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