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From the Archive – Essay: Indigo Blue Clothes – A European Perspective on East India Voyages: 1740s to 1770s. https://www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/indigo-blue-clothes.html

#textilehistory #clothes #dyes #indigo

The Linnaeus Apostles travel journals, etc., are fully published in ”The Linnaeus Apostles Global Science & Adventure”, 6000 pages of unique insights into Natural & Cultural History from bygone landscapes.

https://www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-art/linnaeus-apostles-full-set/

#linnaeus #science #nature #culturalhistory #18thcentury #naturalists #expeditions

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From the Archive: Ribbons, Bands and Cords – Observations by 18th Century Naturalists and Artists (3000 words). https://www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ribbons-bands-and-cords.html

#textiles #textilehistory #ribbons #naturalists #artists

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NEW ESSAY: Silk Samples in 1831 – Import Regulations, Smuggling and Dutiable Goods in Sweden. https://www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/silk-samples-in-1831.html

#textile #textilehistory #silk #dyes #trade

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From the Archive: Hans Sloane’s Collection – An 18th Century Study of Natural Curiosities and Textile Dyes (1800 words). https://www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/hans-sloanes-collection.html

#textile #textilehistory #dyes #trade

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From the Archive: Japanese Gardens, Dyes and Silk – The Naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg’s Observations in the 1770s (2500 words). https://www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/japanese-gardens-natural-dyes-and-silk.html

"JAPANESE MONTHS" #textile #textilehistory #japan #silk #gardens #dyes

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If you are interested in exploring more about 18th-century global textile history! My monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages). | Available here… https://www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-art/textilia-linnaeana/

#textilehistory #japan #dyes #weaving #trade