Travels on the St. Johns River
John Bartram, William Bartram, Thomas Hallock, and Richard Franz
Abstract
Travels on the St. Johns River presents writings by pioneering American naturalists John Bartram and William Bartram during their exploration of Florida in the second half of the eighteenth century. Part I (chapters one–three) includes selections from John Bartram's Diary, William Bartram's description of the St. Johns River valley in his celebrated Travels, and selected correspondence. Part II (chapter four) describes the landscapes, plants and animals, people, and cultural artifacts that John and William encountered in their explorations. Descriptions of the natural world, written in binomin ... More
Travels on the St. Johns River presents writings by pioneering American naturalists John Bartram and William Bartram during their exploration of Florida in the second half of the eighteenth century. Part I (chapters one–three) includes selections from John Bartram's Diary, William Bartram's description of the St. Johns River valley in his celebrated Travels, and selected correspondence. Part II (chapter four) describes the landscapes, plants and animals, people, and cultural artifacts that John and William encountered in their explorations. Descriptions of the natural world, written in binominal nomenclature, are updated and redefined. Here, armchair and active travelers will find a guide to both the St. Johns River valley, its landscapes, its flora and fauna, and to the Bartrams' responses to the natural world of their time. Photographs, drawings, and maps accompany the writings and the editors’ modern interpretations.
Keywords:
Florida,
Bartram,
John Bartram,
William Bartram,
St. Johns River,
exploration,
naturalist,
natural world,
flora,
fauna
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780813062259 |
| Published to Florida Scholarship Online: September 2017 |
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813062259.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
John Bartram, author
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
William Bartram, author
Thomas Hallock, editor
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Richard Franz, editor
Florida Museum of Natural History
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