East India Marine Society
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The East India Marine Society was an early 19th-century organization of Salem sea captains and merchants that amassed a significant collection of maritime artifacts and curiosities from around the world, forming the foundation of what became the Peabody Essex Museum.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical organization
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learned society ⓘ maritime society ⓘ |
| activity |
maintaining a library for members
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maintaining a museum of curiosities and artifacts ⓘ |
| architecturalLegacy | East India Marine Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnActivity | American East India trade ⓘ |
| collectionOrigin | objects brought back by member captains from overseas voyages ⓘ |
| collectionScope |
objects acquired on voyages beyond Cape Horn
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objects acquired on voyages beyond the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| collectionType |
ethnographic objects
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maritime artifacts ⓘ natural history specimens ⓘ nautical instruments ⓘ paintings and prints ⓘ ship models ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolvedOrTransformed | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethnography
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maritime history ⓘ natural history collecting ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Salem merchants
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Salem sea captains ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1799 ⓘ |
| governance | officers elected from among member captains and merchants ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
development of American museum practice
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public understanding of global cultures in early 19th-century New England ⓘ |
| hasPart | East India Marine Hall museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | East India Marine Hall, Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
documenting Salem’s role in early American global trade
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preserving artifacts from Asia, Africa, and the Pacific ⓘ |
| legacy | its collections form a major component of the Peabody Essex Museum’s holdings ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membership | restricted to captains and supercargoes who had sailed beyond the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Peabody Academy of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating one of the earliest American museums with global collections
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forming the core collection of the Peabody Essex Museum ⓘ |
| purpose |
to collect and preserve curiosities and artifacts from beyond the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn
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to support and organize captains and supercargoes engaged in East India and foreign trade ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New England maritime community
NERFINISHED
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Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Peabody Essex Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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