| Author(s) |
Coote, Anne
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| Publication Date |
2014
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| Abstract |
Commercial and salaried natural history collectors in the Australian colonies contributed significantly to scientific understanding of Antipodean flora and fauna. This article is concerned with the business and culture of natural history specimen collecting in mid-nineteenth-century New South Wales. In particular, it examines how the scientific status of remunerated collectors was perceived, not only by the colony's gentlemen amateurs in natural history, but also among the people at large. In the process it explores the qualities and skills associated with scientific respectability at this time, highlighting the importance in this matter of competent participation in the colony's increasingly literate culture.
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| Citation |
History Australia, 11(2), p. 80-100
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| ISSN |
1833-4881
1449-0854
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Monash University ePress
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| Title |
'Pray write me a list of Species ... that will pay me best': The business and culture of natural history collecting in mid-nineteenth century New South Wales
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| Type of document |
Journal Article
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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