Imperial Landscapes: Britain's Global Visual Culture, 1745-1820

by John E. Crowley

In response to conquests in mid-18th-century wars, Britons developed a keen interest in how their colonies actually looked. Artistic representations of these faraway places, claiming topographic accuracy from being "drawn on the spot," became increasingly frequent as the British Empire extended its reach during and after the Seven Years War. This is the first book to examine the country's early imperial landscape art from a broad comparative perspective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300170505
• ISBN13: 9780300170504
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.9" x 11.4"