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Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1016178433ISBN 13: 9781016178433
Anbieter: Books Puddle, New York, NY, USA
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1016178433ISBN 13: 9781016178433
Anbieter: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: New. Print on Demand.
Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1016173199ISBN 13: 9781016173193
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: London: W. Nicoll, 1769., 1769
Anbieter: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, USA
2 parts in one volume. 4to., (10 6/8 x 8 inches). Three folding engraved maps of St. Augustine, East Florida (expertly laid down on archival tissue), and Espirito Santo Bay (title-pages a bit frayed at the edges, some occasional spotting). Half modern calf antique (extremities a bit scuffed). Provenance: With the ink library stamps of the Long Island Historical Society at the foot of the title-page and last leaf of text. Third edition of Stork's account, second edition of celebrated botanist John Bartram's "Journal.": "Bartram's scientific and commercial endeavors flourished in the 1750s and 1760s, his botanical supply business providing the income and incentive to enable him to travel ever wider in search of new specimens. In 1765, the aging Bartram set sail from Philadelphia to join his son, William, in Charleston to begin a botanical and scientific survey of the South. From Charleston, they traveled overland to Saint Augustine and Fort Picolata on the Saint John's River, and from there, by canoe and foot throughout the extensive drainage basin. Like many natural histories, Stork's tract is part promotional, part natural historical. A knowledge of flora and fauna was essential for successful -- and profitable -- settlement, and writers and land owners stood to profit personally from an increase in interest. Adding to a promising description of Saint Augustine, and chapters on the climate, soil, and animal and plant life, Stork included bullish tracts on the potential in Florida for the cultivation of rice, cotton, silk, sugar, indigo, and other profitable crops. On the same latitude as the productive English colonies in Bengal and China, the warm climate of Florida made silk culture particularly likely, whereas in "Carolina and Georgia the worms are often injured by accidental frosts" (American Philosophical Library online). Clark 1:195; Cumming 379; De Renne I. p. 193; Howes S1042; Sabin 92222; Servies 480; Vail 600. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1766
Anbieter: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
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[STORK, William] and BARTRAM, John. Account of East-Florida, with A Journal Kept by John Bartram of Philadelphia, Botanist to His Majesty for the Floridas; upon A Journey from St. Augustine up the River St. John's. London: W. Nicoll and G. Woodfall, [1766]. [6],xxii,23-90;viii,70pp. Antique-style gilt-ruled full calf, giltruled raised spine bands, red and black morocco spine labels. A fine copy. Howes S-1042, "b." Streeter Sale 1183. Reese, The Struggle for North America 78 (ref.). This is a re-issue of the first edition sheets of Stork, with a new title page and with Bartram's account printed for the first time. William Stork, a member of the Royal Society and a German botanist, wrote his account as an early promotion of Florida real estate describing its attractions for settlers in its climate, flora and fauna, and rich soil. He emphasized the potential for growing rice, sugar, cotton and other cash crops. This edition is noteworthy for the addition of John Bartram's botanical account. Though Bartram (1699-1777) had little formal education, Linnaeus called him "the greatest natural botanist in the world." His botanical gardens, where he cultivated seeds from all over the world, still stand in Philadelphia. When, late in life, he was appointed the Botanist Royal for North America by King George III, the 50 pounds annual stipend allowed him to make expeditions like this one to Florida, which he made accompanied by his son, William. They traveled from St. Augustine to Picolate on the St. John's, noting the climate, soil, trees such as the royal palm, locations for possible fortifications, animals, etc. The Streeter catalogue says of this volume "both are among the most important sources for the history of East Florida.".
Verlag: London: W. Nicoll, 1769., 1769
Anbieter: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, USA
2 parts in one volume. 4to., (10 5/8 x 8 2/8 inches). Two letterpress title-pages. Three folding engraved maps of St. Augustine, East Florida (with a closed tear extending across the middle of the map), and Espirito Santo Bay (early repair to verso). Modern green morocco backed green cloth. "among the most important sources for the history of East Florida" (Streeter). Third edition of Stork's account, second edition of celebrated botanist John Bartram's "Journal.": "Bartram's scientific and commercial endeavors flourished in the 1750s and 1760s, his botanical supply business providing the income and incentive to enable him to travel ever wider in search of new specimens. In 1765, the aging Bartram set sail from Philadelphia to join his son, William, in Charleston to begin a botanical and scientific survey of the South. From Charleston, they traveled overland to Saint Augustine and Fort Picolata on the Saint John's River, and from there, by canoe and foot throughout the extensive drainage basin. Like many natural histories, Stork's tract is part promotional, part natural historical. A knowledge of flora and fauna was essential for successful -- and profitable -- settlement, and writers and land owners stood to profit personally from an increase in interest. Adding to a promising description of Saint Augustine, and chapters on the climate, soil, and animal and plant life, Stork included bullish tracts on the potential in Florida for the cultivation of rice, cotton, silk, sugar, indigo, and other profitable crops. On the same latitude as the productive English colonies in Bengal and China, the warm climate of Florida made silk culture particularly likely, whereas in "Carolina and Georgia the worms are often injured by accidental frosts" (American Philosophical Library online). Clark 1:195; Cumming 379; De Renne I. p. 193; Howes S1042; Sabin 92222; Servies 480; Streeter Sale 1183; Vail 600. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.