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Rare and Curious: The Secret History of Governor Macquarie's Collector's Chest
Rare and Curious The Secret History of Governor Macquarie's Collector's Chest
Author: Elizabeth Ellis
Commissioned by colonial Australia's Governor Macquarie in the early 1800s, these cabinets of curiosities, beautifully portrayed in this collection of text and images, display exotic natural history through layers of preserved butterflies, insects, birds, seaweed specimens, and shells. Tracing the journey of the Dixson chest and the Macquarie ch...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780522853797
ISBN-10: 052285379X
Publication Date: 10/1/2010
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
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