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The Georgian Menagerie: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century London
Christopher Plumb
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Description for The Georgian Menagerie: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century London
Hardcover. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. This book introduces the tales of exotic animals in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 bw integrated, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
In the eighteenth century, it would not have been impossible to encounter an elephant or a kangaroo making its way down the Strand, heading towards the menagerie of Mr. Pidcock at the Exeter Change. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. As the British Empire expanded and seaborne trade flooded into London's ports, the menagerists gained access to animals from the most far-flung corners of the globe, and these strange creatures became the objects of fascination and wonder. ... Read more
In the eighteenth century, it would not have been impossible to encounter an elephant or a kangaroo making its way down the Strand, heading towards the menagerie of Mr. Pidcock at the Exeter Change. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. As the British Empire expanded and seaborne trade flooded into London's ports, the menagerists gained access to animals from the most far-flung corners of the globe, and these strange creatures became the objects of fascination and wonder. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784530846
SKU
V9781784530846
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99-50
About Christopher Plumb
Christopher Plumb is an independent historian. He has worked as a television and museum consultant and holds a PhD from Manchester University.
Reviews for The Georgian Menagerie: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century London
'Christopher Plumb's entertaining book fills in the detail of a world only vaguely sensed. It appears that the streets of Georgian London were thronged with exotic animals and Plumb shows that these were more fully a part of the Georgian world than has previously been understood. Exotic animals were commodities to be entertained by and to consume. This book adds ... Read more