Women, environment, and networks of empire: Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras
"Elizabeth Gwillim (1763-1807) and her sister Mary Symonds (1772-1854) produced over two hundred watercolours depicting birds, fish, flowers, people, and landscapes around Madras (now Chennai). The sisters’ detailed letters fill four large volumes in the British Library; their artwork is in the...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Elizabeth Gwillim (1763-1807) and her sister Mary Symonds (1772-1854) produced over two hundred watercolours depicting birds, fish, flowers, people, and landscapes around Madras (now Chennai). The sisters’ detailed letters fill four large volumes in the British Library; their artwork is in the Blacker Wood Natural History Collection of McGill University Library in Canada and in the South Asia Collection in Britain. The first book about their work and lives, Women, Environment, and Networks of Empire asks what these materials reveal about nature, society, and environment in early nineteenth-century South India. Gwillim and Symonds left for India in 1801, following the appointment of Elizabeth’s husband, Henry Gwillim, to the Supreme Court of Madras. Their paintings document, on one hand, the rapidly expanding colonial city of Madras and its population and, on the other, the natural environment and wildlife of the city. Gwillim’s paintings of birds are remarkable for their detail, naturalism, and accuracy. In their studies of natural history, Gwillim and Symonds relied on the expertise of Indian bird-catchers, fishermen, physicians, artists, and translators, contributing to a unique intersection of European and Asian natural knowledge. The sisters’ extensive correspondence demonstrates how women shaped networks of trade and scholarship through exchanges of plants, books, textiles, and foods. In Women, Environment, and Networks of Empire an interdisciplinary group of scholars use the paintings and writings of Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds to explore natural history, the changing environment, colonialism, and women’s lives at the turn of the nineteenth century."-- |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 330 Seiten, 48 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Diagramme 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780228018865 |
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| spelling | Women, environment, and networks of empire Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras edited by Anna Winterbottom, Victoria Dickenson, Ben Cartwright, and Lauren Williams ; contributors: Vikram Bhatt [und zahlreiche weitere] Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press [2023] xii, 330 Seiten, 48 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Diagramme 26 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Elizabeth Gwillim (1763-1807) and her sister Mary Symonds (1772-1854) produced over two hundred watercolours depicting birds, fish, flowers, people, and landscapes around Madras (now Chennai). The sisters’ detailed letters fill four large volumes in the British Library; their artwork is in the Blacker Wood Natural History Collection of McGill University Library in Canada and in the South Asia Collection in Britain. The first book about their work and lives, Women, Environment, and Networks of Empire asks what these materials reveal about nature, society, and environment in early nineteenth-century South India. Gwillim and Symonds left for India in 1801, following the appointment of Elizabeth’s husband, Henry Gwillim, to the Supreme Court of Madras. Their paintings document, on one hand, the rapidly expanding colonial city of Madras and its population and, on the other, the natural environment and wildlife of the city. Gwillim’s paintings of birds are remarkable for their detail, naturalism, and accuracy. In their studies of natural history, Gwillim and Symonds relied on the expertise of Indian bird-catchers, fishermen, physicians, artists, and translators, contributing to a unique intersection of European and Asian natural knowledge. The sisters’ extensive correspondence demonstrates how women shaped networks of trade and scholarship through exchanges of plants, books, textiles, and foods. In Women, Environment, and Networks of Empire an interdisciplinary group of scholars use the paintings and writings of Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds to explore natural history, the changing environment, colonialism, and women’s lives at the turn of the nineteenth century."-- Symonds, Mary 1772-1844 (DE-588)1244771007 gnd rswk-swf Gwillim, Elizabeth 1763-1807 (DE-588)1244771333 gnd rswk-swf Chennai (DE-588)5351481-6 gnd rswk-swf Gwillim, Elizabeth / 1763-1807 Symonds, Mary / 1772-1854 Women painters / India / Chennai / Biography Painters / India / Chennai / Biography Women / India / Chennai / Biography British / India / Chennai / Biography Painting, British / India / Chennai / 19th century Watercolor painting / India / Chennai / 19th century Wildlife painting / India / Chennai / History / 19th century Natural history / India / Chennai / History / 19th century Chennai (India) / In art Chennai (India) / Social life and customs / 19th century HISTORY / Women British Manners and customs Natural history Painters Painting, British Watercolor painting Wildlife painting Women Women painters India / Chennai 1800-1899 Art Biographies History (DE-588)4143413-4 Aufsatzsammlung gnd-content (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Gwillim, Elizabeth 1763-1807 (DE-588)1244771333 p Symonds, Mary 1772-1844 (DE-588)1244771007 p Chennai (DE-588)5351481-6 g DE-604 Winterbottom, Anna 1979- (DE-588)1096776928 edt Dickenson, Victoria 1949- (DE-588)1244194018 edt Cartwright, Ben edt Williams, Lauren edt Bhatt, Vikram (DE-588)1316344967 aut Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF 978-0-2280-1987-9 |
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| title | Women, environment, and networks of empire Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras |
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| title_full | Women, environment, and networks of empire Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras edited by Anna Winterbottom, Victoria Dickenson, Ben Cartwright, and Lauren Williams ; contributors: Vikram Bhatt [und zahlreiche weitere] |
| title_fullStr | Women, environment, and networks of empire Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras edited by Anna Winterbottom, Victoria Dickenson, Ben Cartwright, and Lauren Williams ; contributors: Vikram Bhatt [und zahlreiche weitere] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women, environment, and networks of empire Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras edited by Anna Winterbottom, Victoria Dickenson, Ben Cartwright, and Lauren Williams ; contributors: Vikram Bhatt [und zahlreiche weitere] |
| title_short | Women, environment, and networks of empire |
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