## Metadata - Author: [[Andrea Wulf]] - Full Title: The Invention of Nature - Category: #books ## Highlights - He saw the Thames choked with vessels bringing goods from all corners of the globe. Some 15,000 ships entered the port every year loaded with spices from the East Indies, sugar from the West Indies, tea from China, wine from France and timber from Russia. The whole river was a ‘black forest’ of masts. ([Location 338](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00RKO0L3A&location=338))