The name of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) is inscribed

in almost every flora and fauna published from

the mid-eighteenth century onwards. However, his

rich legacy has been largely overlooked in recent

scholarship. In this book a group of specialists

argue for the need to re-centre Linnaean science

and de-centre Linnaeus the man by exploring

the ideas, practices and people connected to his

taxonomic innovations.

Contributors examine the various techniques,

materials and methods that originated within

the « Linnaean workshop » : paper technologies,

publication strategies, and markets for specimens.

Fresh analyses of the reception of Linnaeus's

work in Paris, Königsberg, Edinburgh and beyond

offer a window on the local contexts of knowledge

transfer, including new perspectives on the history

of anthropology and stadial theory. The global

implications and negotiated nature of these

intellectual, social and material developments

are further investigated in chapters tracing the

experiences and encounters of Linnaean travellers

in Africa, Latin America and South Asia.

Through focusing on the circulation of Linnaean

knowledge and placing it within the context of

eighteenth-century globalisation, authors provide

innovative and important contributions to our

understanding of the early modern history of

science.