Exploring the Early Americas

The Jay I. Kislak Collection

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In 1765–1766, William Bartram, a British colonial botanist and ornithologist, accompanied his father on an expedition to the Carolinas, Georgia, and East Florida.  In 1773, he made a five-year trip to the same area, collecting plants and seeds and making drawings of insects, birds, plants, and reptiles.  This publication covers the results of his work during those trips.