Record #:

2892

Author(s):

Bolen, Eric G.

Abstract:

John Bartram, botanist to King George III, and his son William, were eminent naturalists who traveled the Carolinas and the Southeast collecting botanical specimens. William's 1791 book, TRAVELS, is considered a landmark of early botanical study.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p16-21, il

Subject(s):

Bartram, John, 1699-1777; Bartram, William, 1739-1823; Natural history--Southern states; Naturalists