SLOANE’S JAMAICA: BRITAIN’S KEY TO THE AMERICAS IN THE 18TH CENTURY

Thursday 4th February

Jonathan King, Von Hűgel Research Fellow at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, will discuss Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) who, with Newton, dominated science in London during the first half of the 18th century. In particular, King will highlight Sloane’s Voyage to Jamaica (1707 & 1725), which constitutes the first scientific accounts published in Britain about tropical America and provides an extraordinary insight into the island and its inhabitants at this time.

Time: 7pm (doors open at 6.15pm)

Tickets: £10 (includes a complimentary glass of wine), booking required

 

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