Cities destroyed, cities rebuilt: sightseeing after a cataclysm (London, 1666; Lisbon, 1755)

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Abstract

This article investigates how visitors arriving after a cataclysm (such as the Great Fire of London, and the Lisbon earthquake) reacted - from the memory of the destruction to the hopes pinned on the revival.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAesthetic Perceptions of Urban Environments
EditorsArundhati Virmani
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Chapter3
Pages42-59
Number of pages17
Edition2021
ISBN (Electronic)9780429317750
ISBN (Print)9781032060651, 9780367280802
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2021

Keywords

  • travel
  • cataclysm
  • eye-witness testimony
  • early modern
  • Europe

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