| Description |
xx, 398 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
The work of William Bartram, a colonial explorer of the American Southeast, inspired a group of pioneering naturalists to establish the nation's first research natural history musem in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1812. The discoveries and collections made by Bartram and those who followed him created databases for research and understanding of Florida's natural heritage, current, and future ecosystems. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-382) and index. |
| Contents |
The Bartrams' exploration -- A glorious enterprise begins -- Florida birds, with Peal and Bonaparte -- Florida plants and the Torreya legacy, with Nuttall, Ware, Torrey, Gray, Croom, Chapman and others -- Into the twentieth century, with Pilsbry, Fowler, and others. |
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Bartram, William, 1739-1823.
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Bartram, William, 1739-1823 -- Influence.
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia -- History.
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Natural history -- Florida.
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Naturalists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
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Naturalists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History.
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Florida -- Discovery and exploration.
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Bartram, William, 1739-1823. (OCoLC)fst00052098
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (OCoLC)fst00539244
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Discoveries in geography. (OCoLC)fst00894950
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
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Naturalists. (OCoLC)fst01034543
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Florida. (OCoLC)fst01205150
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Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
(OCoLC)fst01204170
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Bartram, William, 1739-1823.
Travels through North & South Carolina, Georgia, east & west Florida, the Cherokee country, the extensive territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the country of the Chactaws.
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| Added Title |
Philadelphia connection in Bartram's tracks |
| ISBN |
9780881466935 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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088146693X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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