American baroque : pearls and the nature of empire, 1492-1700 /
"Pearls have enthralled global consumers since antiquity, and the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella explicitly charged Columbus with finding pearls, as well as gold and silver, when he sailed westward in 1492. American Baroque charts Spain's exploitation of Caribbean pearl fisheries...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Williamsburg, Virginia : Chapel Hill :
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; University of North Carolina Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | "Pearls have enthralled global consumers since antiquity, and the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella explicitly charged Columbus with finding pearls, as well as gold and silver, when he sailed westward in 1492. American Baroque charts Spain's exploitation of Caribbean pearl fisheries to trace the genesis of its maritime empire"--Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469638973 1469638975 |