Magee, J. The Art and Science of William Bartram. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pennsylvania Univ./Nat. Hist. Museum. 2007
pp.xi, 264 with b/w. and colour illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This book brings together, for the first time, all 68 drawings by Bartram held at the Natural History Museum. The volume explores Bartram's writings and artwork and reveals how influential he was in American science of the period. He was an authority on the birds of North America and on the lifestyle, culture, and language of the indigenous people of the regions through which he travelled.
£32.50 [Ref: 64924]