For serious naturalists have treasured their of Francis Harper's
naturalist copies years, edition of The Travels of William Bartram
as the definitive version of Bartram's pioneering survey. Complete
with notes and commentary, an annotated index, maps, a
bibliography, and a general index, this classic is now back in
print for the first time in decades. Harper's knowledge of natural
history transforms Bartram's accounts of the southern states from a
curious record of personal observation from the past into a
guidebook useful to modern biologists, historians, ornithologists,
and ethnologists.
In 1773 the naturalist and writer William Bartram set out from
Philadelphia on a four-year journey ranging from the Carolinas to
Florida and Mississippi. For Bartram it was the perfect opportunity
to pursue his interest in observing and drawing plants and birds.
Combining precise and detailed scientific observations with a
profound appreciation of nature he produced a written account of
his journey that would later influence both scientists and poets,
including Wordsworth and Coleridge.
Bartram was among the first to integrate scientific observations
and personal commentary. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he
condemned the idea that nature was simply a resource to be
consumed. Instead, he championed the aesthetic and scientific
values of an "infinite variety of animated scenes, inexpressibly
beautiful and pleasing." From his field journals he prepared a
report for his benefactor and a larger report for the public. The
former was rediscovered much later and published in 1943; the
latter was published in 1791 and became the basis for the modern
Bartram's Travels.
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