William Bartram

Portrait by [[Charles Willson Peale]] William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer. Bartram was the author of an acclaimed book, now known by the shortened title ''Bartram's Travels'', which chronicled his explorations of the Southern Colonies of British North America from 1773 to 1777. Bartram has been described as "the first naturalist who penetrated the dense tropical forests of Florida".

Bartram was one of the first ornithologists born in America. In 1756, at the age of 17, he collected the type specimens of 14 species of American birds, which were illustrated and described by the English naturalist George Edwards in ''Gleanings of Natural History'' vol. 2 (1760). These accounts formed the basis of the scientific descriptions of Linnaeus (1707–1778), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748–1804) and John Latham (1740–1837). Bartram also made significant contributions to botanical literature. Like his father, he was a member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1768.

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    William Bartram : botanical and zoological drawings, 1756-1788 / by Bartram, William, 1739-1823

    Published 1968
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    Travels / by Bartram, William, 1739-1823

    Published 1958
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    The travels of William Bartram / by Bartram, William, 1739-1823

    Published 1940
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    Travels / by Bartram, William, 1739-1823

    Published 1955
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    Travels and other writings / by Bartram, William, 1739-1823

    Published 1996
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    John and William Bartram's America : selections from the writings of the Philadelphia naturalists / by Bartram, John, 1699-1777

    Published 1957
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    Florida explored : the Philadelphia connection in Bartram's tracks / by Bennett, Thomas Peter

    Published 2019
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    Bartram's living legacy : the travels and the nature of the South /

    Published 2010
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    Philip Juras : the Southern frontier : landscapes inspired by Bartram's Travels. by Juras, Philip, 1967-

    Published 2015
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