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Visualizing Africa in nineteenth-century British travel accounts / Leila Koivunen.

Author/creator Koivunen, Leila
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge,
Descriptionxvi, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Routledge research in travel writing ; 2
Routledge research in travel writing ; 2. ^A793525
Contents Exploration and the production of travel pictures. The framed view of Africa ; The ideal of visual documentation ; Problematic picturing ; Africa captured in pictures -- Illustrations of Africa take shape in Europe. Shared eye-witnessing ; Selection of imagery ; The inevitable transformation ; Coping with the unknown continent -- Conclusion: Africa through western eyes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [319]-344) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008027763
ISBN9780415990011
ISBN0415990017

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