Excerpt, Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Choctaws

Author

William Bartram
Devin Pallone
Heather Wiseman

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Publication Date

January 1791

Abstract

"Commissioned by the London physician John Fothergill to survey the land and catalog the flora and fauna, Bartram rambled through the southeastern colonies of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama from 1774-1777. He filled the pages of journals with notes about the landscape, encounters with its inhabitants, and his reflections on what moved him most. He sketched quirky birds and sinuous plants. The result of his journals and letters was a book known as Travels, published in 1791, and circulated widely in the US and Europe."

Keywords

Flora, Fauna, Natural history, Alachua, Gardening

Extent

13 pages

Geographic Location

Paynes Prairie (Fla.); Alachua County (Fla.)

Original Language

English

Language

English

Media Type

Excerpts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

EVF_0034

Type

Article

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Bartram, William; Pallone, Devin; and Wiseman, Heather, "Excerpt, Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Choctaws" (1791). Early Visions Bucket. 34.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/early_visions_bucket/34