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Mapping the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris
In our previous post, Alain Alcouffe and I mentioned that we would be using an 18th-century map of Paris, the Plan de Turgot (a reproduction of which is pictured below in its final assembled form), to map Adam Smith’s proximity … Continue reading
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Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris
One of the institutions of the long 18th century that has most captured the imaginations of my co-author, friend, and fellow student of Adam Smith’s grand-tour years (1764-66) Alain Alcouffe and I are the famed salons of pre-revolutionary Paris. Among … Continue reading
*Smith in the City* update
I forgot to mention that I have been making some substantial revisions to my paper “Adam Smith in the City of Lights”. Below is my revised introduction: The general outline of Adam Smith’s grand tour has been retold many times, … Continue reading
Another Adam Smith mystery: Toulouse, 1764
We know why Adam Smith was in the South of France for most of 1764 and 1765. In summary, the Scottish professor had agreed to tutor a young aristocrat — the soon-to-be 3d Duke of Buccleugh — during the future … Continue reading
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