Book ID: CBB000950653

The Art and Science of William Bartram (2007)

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Magee, Judith (Author)


Pennsylvania State University Press


Publication Date: 2007
Physical Details: xi + 264 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description Includes Bartram's 68 drawings held at the Natural History Museum and works by other natural history artists of the 18th and 19th centuries, exploring Bartram's influence on American science of the period.


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Review Gronim, Sara Stidstone (2008) Review of "The Art and Science of William Bartram". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Fry, Joel T.
Monson, Jim
Gannon, John
Sivils, Matthew Wynn
Yochelson, Ellis Leon
Rookmaaker, Kees
Concepts
Natural history
Science and art
Visual representation; visual communication
National histories
Scientific illustration
Naturalists
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
Enlightenment
17th century
Places
United States
Philadelphia, PA
New England (U.S.)
Boston (Massachusetts, U.S.)
London (England)
Colombia
Institutions
Smithsonian Institution
United States. National Park Service
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
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