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Possession & Extrapolation: Herman Moll & Charles Wilkes

Posted on December 15, 2014 by burnslibrary

Herman Moll, Enlightenment Geographer Working as a printer, engraver, and geographer in London, Herman Moll made the acquaintance of some of the leading thinkers of the English Enlightenment, including John Locke, Robert Hooke, and Jonathan Swift. The Dutchman’s contemporaries held … Continue reading →

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