John Abbot & William Swainson : art, science, and commerce in nineteenth-century natural history illustration / Janice Neri, Tara Nummedal & John V. Calhoun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neri, Janice, author.

Nummedal, Tara E., author.

Calhoun, John V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abbot, John, 1751-1840.

Swainson, William, 1789-1855.

Science--Economic aspects.

Natural history illustration--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2019]

Summary:

An archive of never-before-published illustrations of insects and plants painted by a pioneering naturalist During his lifetime (1751-ca.1840), English-born naturalist and artist John Abbot rendered more than 4,000 natural history illustrations and profoundly influenced North American entomology, as he documented many species in the New World.

Contents:

Preface / Tara Nummedal

Introduction : science and sentiment / Janice Neri

John Abbot's drawings and notes / with commentary by John V. Calhoun.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-9251-3

OCLC:

1102049643