Collecting the Globe: The Salem East India Marine Society Museum

by George H. Schwartz

Book Overview

The East India Marine Society Museum was one of the most influential collecting institutions in nineteenth-century America. From 1799 to 1867, when Salem, Massachusetts, was a premier American port and launching pad for international trade, the museum's collection developed at a nexus of global exchange, with donations of artwork, crafts, and flora and fauna pouring in from distant ports of call. At a time when the country was filled with Barnum-esque...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625344724
• ISBN13: 9781625344724
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"