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William Bartram's visual wonders : the drawings of an American naturalist / Elizabeth A. Athens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Athens, Elizabeth A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Naturalists--United States.
- Naturalists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Positions Bartram's Illustrations as Central to His Understanding of the Natural World.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Science's Brightest Ornament
- 1 The Asymmetry of Transatlantic Natural History
- 2 William's Inimitable Picture
- 3 Vital Matters: Redefining Natural Knowledge
- A Gallery of Color Plates Follows
- 4 A World in Figures
- 5 Refiguring and Recollecting: Bartram's Legacy
- Conclusion: Nature Animated
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822991496
- 0822991497
- OCLC:
- 1452598220
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