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William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American botanist, ornithologist, natural historian and explorer. [1] . Bartram was the author of an acclaimed book, now known by the shortened title Bartram's Travels, which chronicled his explorations of the southern British colonies in North America from 1773 to 1777. [2] .
William Bartram was an American naturalist, botanist, and artist. The son of naturalist John Bartram, he described the abundant river swamps of the southeastern United States in their primeval condition in his Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida (1791).
In the 21st century, a Bartram revival is underway, led by enthusiasts like Campbell, who call themselves “Bartramites” and refer to William as “Billy,” as if he were an old friend.
Nov 14, 2018 · From 1773-77, William Bartram (1739-1823) explored the American Southeast to record the region's plants, animals, and Indian peoples. Published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1779 Bartram's Travels has become a classic, in large part because of Bartram's descriptions of Florida.
Bartram's Travels is the short title of naturalist William Bartram's book describing his travels in the American South and encounters with American Indians between 1773 and 1777. The book was published in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1791 by the firm of James & Johnson.
His vivid descriptions of his encounters with the indigenous people and nature at its best and worst, his discovery and illustrations of hitherto undocumented tropical flora and fauna and his eloquent musings made his book a worldwide sensation. William came to Florida in 1765 and again in 1774.
Sep 22, 2023 · William Bartram The fame of naturalist, nurseryman, artist, and author William Bartram (1739-1823) rests primarily on his one book, Travels through North and South Carolina, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscolgulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws [ sic] (1791).
