The explorations of eighteenth-century visitors to the 'European frontiers' have been frequently geared to outline the cultural, political, and historic barriers of 'European civilization.' In an age while political revolutions stunned countries into reassessing what separated the civilised from the barbaric, how did literary visitors ponder the features in their continental neighbours? targeting the writings of British travelers, we see how a brand new view of Europe used to be created, person who juxtaposed the customs and residing stipulations of populations in an try to outline 'modern' Europe opposed to a 'yet unenlightened' Europe.
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