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The art and science of William Bartram
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The art and science of William Bartram

Author: Judith Magee
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press ; London : In association with the Natural History Museum, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : State or province government publication : English
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Named Person: William Bartram; William Bartram
Material Type: Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Judith Magee
ISBN: 0271029145 9780271029146
OCLC Number: 70131180
Description: xi, 264 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 32 cm.
Contents: Prologue : explorer, naturalist, and artist -- Plant hunting and the seed trade -- The merchant's apprentice -- Cape Fear and competition -- Travels in Florida with the king's botanist -- Finding a patron -- Travels : revisiting old haunts and discovering new ones -- Encounters and observations -- The Arcadian dream -- Describing, classifying, and naming -- American science comes of age : ornithology -- American science comes of age : entomology -- Following in Bartram's footsteps -- Epilogue : contentment and serenity.
Responsibility: Judith Magee.
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