Reinhold Rucker Angerstein was an eighteenth-century industrial spy. He traveled widely in Europe in the 1750s, supported by the Swedish government, gathering information about trade and emerging technology. This diary of his trip to Britain is extraordinary for its quality of observation and insight, its comparative nature and the large number of detailed illustrations, which often provide a unique impression of eighteenth-century industrial operations and landscapes.
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Reinhold Rucker Angerstein was an eighteenth-century industrial spy. He traveled widely in Europe in the 1750s, supported by the Swedish government, gathering information about trade and emerging technology. This diary of his trip to Britain is extraordinary for its quality of observation and insight, its comparative nature and the large number of detailed illustrations, which often provide a unique impression of eighteenth-century industrial operations and landscapes.
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Add this copy of R. R. Angerstein's Illustrated Travel Diary, 1753-1755: to cart. $98.02, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Science Museum.
