Record #:

14089

Author(s):

Fichter, George S.

Abstract:

Early explorers to North Carolina met a undocumented, wild environment. John Lawson was the first to describe the natural world in writing. His first volume of work focused on bird species and a second on fish, serpents, and plants. Following him was John Brickell, who plagiarized Lawson but did contribute additional information, especially regarding the potential medicinal qualities of flora and fauna.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 6, July 1948, p10

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712; Brickell, John, 1710-1745; Naturalists--North Carolinians

Record #:

16444

Author(s):

Clark, Joseph D.

Abstract:

John Brickell, a colonial medical doctor in North Carolina, exemplifies the ingenuity of the common folk--more often than not he prescribed the same medicine, be it animal or plant or mineral in origin, for not one ailment but several. Clark presents several of the remedies found in Brickell's treatise.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p100-124, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brickell, John, 1710-1745; Folk medicine

Record #:

21109

Author(s):

Simpson, Marcus B.; Simpson, Sallie W.

Abstract:

While it is well known that much of Dr. John Brickell's text from his \"Natural History of North Carolina\" was plagiarized from John Lawson's \"A New Voyage to Carolina,\" it should be noted that writings of the botanist Reverend John Clayton of Tidewater, Virginia were also a source for Brickell's work. Passages from Brickell's text and Clayton's source material are transcribed side-by-side to demonstrate Brickell's plagiarism.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 1977, p1-16, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brickell, John, 1710-1745; Clayton, John, 1694-1773

Record #:

21280

Author(s):

Simpson, Marcus B.

Abstract:

While it is well known that much of Dr. John Brickell's text from his \"Natural History of North Carolina\" was plagiarized from John Lawson's \"A New Voyage to Carolina,\" as well as the writings of the Reverend John Clayton of Tidewater, and Thomas Hariot's \"A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia,\" little examination has been done of the map of North Carolina and the illustrations in the text. Brickell's \"Map of North Carolina,\" is derived from Edward Moseley's \"A New and Correct Map of the Province of North Carolina\" printed in 1733. Numerous engravings from Brickell's text have been copied or inspired from engravings in other texts and are compared to the extant material to demonstrate Brickell's plagiarism.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 2, April 1985, p119-156, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brickell, John, 1710-1745