William Bartram was an American botanist, ornithologist, natural historian 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 British colonies in North America from 1773 to 1777. Bartram has been described as "the first naturalist who penetrated the dense tropical forests of Florida".
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
William Bartram Trail marker in McIntosh County, Georgia, USA
Franklinia alatamaha by William Bartram (1782)
Frontispiece and title page of Travels
Bartram's Travels is the short title of naturalist William Bartram's book describing his travels in the American South and encounters with American Indians between 1773 and 1777. The book was published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1791 by the firm of James & Johnson.
Title page of Bartram's Travels with frontispiece "Mico Chlucco the Long Warrior"