The Art And Science Of William Bartram

BY JUDITH MAGEE

Brief Description:
This book brings together for the first time, sixty-eight drawings by the Quaker naturalist Bartram along with works by some of the other most well-known natural history artists of the 18th & 19th centuries. The volume explores Bartram's writings and artwork and reveals how influential he was in American science of the period. Bartram was an inspiration to a whole generation of scientists and naturalists. He was an authority on the birds of North America and on the lifestyle of the indigenous people of the regions through which he traveled. His work influenced Wordsworth, Coleridge, and other writers and poets throughout the past two hundred years. 110 color illustrations.

Penn State Press 2007 276 PP. Cloth

$45.00 (in stock)