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Author: John Abbot Publisher: ISBN: Category : Bulloch County (Ga.) Languages : en Pages :
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Undated autobiography written by Bulloch County, Georgia, entomologist John Abbot (1751-1840) describing his early life in England, how his interest in collecting and drawing insects developed, and his emigration from England to Virginiain 1773. He writes about his memories of capturing and pinning a Libella (libellula, or small red damselfly), meeting entomologist and Linnean Society president Dru Drury (1724-1803) in London, developing his collection, including the acquisition of a Purple Emperor (Apaturairis), and books that influenced him, such as Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. He also writes about his voyage to America and people he met on board the ship, including Hanover County, Virginia, merchant William Goodall, with whom he would later board. The manuscript was apparently prepared for Savannah, Georgia, pharmacist Augustus G. Oemler.
Author: John Abbot Publisher: ISBN: Category : Bulloch County (Ga.) Languages : en Pages :
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Undated autobiography written by Bulloch County, Georgia, entomologist John Abbot (1751-1840) describing his early life in England, how his interest in collecting and drawing insects developed, and his emigration from England to Virginiain 1773. He writes about his memories of capturing and pinning a Libella (libellula, or small red damselfly), meeting entomologist and Linnean Society president Dru Drury (1724-1803) in London, developing his collection, including the acquisition of a Purple Emperor (Apaturairis), and books that influenced him, such as Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. He also writes about his voyage to America and people he met on board the ship, including Hanover County, Virginia, merchant William Goodall, with whom he would later board. The manuscript was apparently prepared for Savannah, Georgia, pharmacist Augustus G. Oemler.
Author: Janice Neri Publisher: University Alabama Press ISBN: 081732013X Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 257
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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 long before they were scientifically described. For sixty-five years, Abbot worked in Georgia to advance knowledge of the flora and fauna of the American South by sending superbly mounted specimens and exquisitely detailed illustrations of insects, birds, butterflies, and moths, on commission, to collectors and scientists all over the world. Between 1816 and 1818, Abbot completed 104 drawings of insects on their native plants for English naturalist and patron William Swainson (1789–1855). Both Abbot and Swainson were artists, naturalists, and collectors during a time when natural history and the sciences flourished. Separated by nearly forty years in age, Abbot and Swainson were members of the same international communities and correspondence networks upon which the study of nature was based during this period. The relationship between these two men—who never met in person—is explored in John Abbot and William Swainson: Art, Science, and Commerce in Nineteenth-Century Natural History Illustration. This volume also showcases, for the first time, the complete set of original, full-color illustrations discovered in 1977 in the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand. Originally intended as a companion to an earlier survey of insects from Georgia, the newly rediscovered Turnbull manuscript presents beetles, grasshoppers, butterflies, moths, and a wasp. Most of the insects are pictured with the flowering plants upon which Abbot thought them to feed. Abbot’s journal annotations about the habits and biology of each species are also included, as are nomenclature updates for the insect taxa. Today, the Turnbull drawings illuminate the complex array of personal and professional concerns that informed the field of natural history in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These illustrations are also treasured artifacts from times past, their far-flung travels revealing a world being reshaped by the forces of global commerce and information exchange even then. The shared project of John Abbot and William Swainson is now brought to completion, signaling the beginning of a new phase of its significance for modern readers and scholars.
Author: John Abbot Publisher: ISBN: Category : Bulloch County (Ga.) Languages : en Pages :
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Undated manuscript by Bulloch County, Georgia, entomologist John Abbot (1751-1840) describing his early life in England, how his interest in collecting and drawing insects developed, his emigration from England to Virginia, and his settlement in Georgia. He writes of his memories catching an pinning a Libella (Libellula, or small red damselfly), meeting entomologist and Linnean Society president Dru Drury (1724-1803) in London, and developing his collection, including the acquisition of a Purple Emperor (Apatura iris). Other topics include his voyage to America and life and travels in Virginia and North Carolina. While Abbot was boarding with William Goodall in Virginia, a fever spread through the area, killing one of Goodall's slaves and many neighbors, Abbot writes. At the conclusion of the manuscript, Abbot indicated he intended to continue the account "with many curious Anecdotes of the Times."
Author: John Abbot Publisher: ISBN: Category : Arachnida Languages : en Pages :
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Correspondence from Bulloch County, Georgia, entomologist James Abbot (1751-1840) to Savannah pharmacist Augustus G. Oemler, regarding insect specimens he proposed to send to either Oemler or to Germany. Abbot also writes about the number of paintings of insects and spiders he had done for the naturalist John Eatton Le Conte (1784-1860) and a Mr. Franzillo, some of which were included in the publication Histoire Générale et Iconographie des Lépidoptères et des Chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale. He additionally requests that Oemler send him an ounce of camphor.
Author: John C. Abbott Publisher: ISBN: 9780691113630 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 344
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This is the first guide to dragonflies and damselflies of the south-central United States. The book covers 263 species, representing more than half of the North American fauna. The area of coverage significantly overlaps with other regions of the country making this book a useful aid in identifying the dragonflies and damselflies in any part of the United States, Canada, or northeastern Mexico. More photographs of damselflies in North America appear here than in any other previously published work. All 85 damselfly and 178 dragonfly species found in the region are distinguished by photographs, numerous line drawings, keys, and detailed descriptions to help with identifications. Features include: Discussions of habitats, zoogeography, and seasonality Details on dragonfly and damselfly life history and conservation An introduction on studying and photographing dragonflies and damselflies An entire section devoted to the external anatomy of dragonflies and damselflies Species accounts organized by family into sections on size, regional and general distribution, flight season, identification, similar species, habitat and biology and ecology Range maps for each species, as well as an extensive bibliography and a list of resources for further study
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