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Collecting the world : the life and curiosity of Hans Sloane

Delbourgo, James, 1972-2018
Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was the greatest collector of his time. Born in the north of Ireland, Sloane made his fortune as a physician to London's wealthiest residents and through investment in land and slavery. He became one of the eighteenth century's preeminent natural historians and assembled a...
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