Abbot, John, 1751-1840
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Abbot, John (entomologist)
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Abbot, John, d. 1843.
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Abbot, John (1750-1840).
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Abbot, John 1750-ca. 1840
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John Abbot (1750-1840), naturalist and artist, collected, observed, drew insects, arachnids, and birds; native of England, moved to America in 1773 and Georgia in 1776.
John Abbot (1757-ca. 1840) was born in London in 1751, the son of a lawyer who encouraged his early interest and talent for natural history, and who arranged for him to study drawing, perspective, and engraving under Jacob Bonneau. Abbot owned copies of the ornithologies of Mark Catesby and George Edwards, and visited the latter at least once. After a brief term clerking in his father's office, Abbot emigrated to Virginia in 1773, removing to Georgia the following year. For the rest of his life, Abbot lived in Georgia (moving among Burke, Chatham, Screven, and Bulloch counties) and devoted himself to illustrating the animal and plant life of that state. In his long career, Abbot is estimated to have completed over five thousand watercolor drawings of the flora and fauna of Georgia, but very few have been published or otherwise reproduced; and the majority of his few published drawings depict butterflies, moths, and insects, rather than birds. Sotheby's Catalog, December 12, 1995.
Abbot was a scientific illustrator and naturalist. Born in England, he emigrated to Virginia and settled in Georgia.
"Naturalist and artist John Abbot advanced the knowledge of the flora and fauna of the South by sending superbly mounted specimens and exquisitely detailed illustrations of birds, insects, moths, and butterflies to collectors and scientists. An autobiography detailing his early life was discovered after his death, but little information exists about the nearly sixty-five years he spent in Georgia." - "John Abbot." New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 24, 2008. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/
Naturalist and scientific illustrator.
Abbot was born in England, emigrated to Virginia, and settled in Georgia.
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Acadian flycatcher
Bald eagle
Bald eagle
Birds
Birds
Birds
Bird watchers
Butterflies
Carolina chickadee
Carolina chickadee
Common grackle
Georgia in art
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Hawks
Insects
Mergansers
Natural history
Natural history illustration
Naturalists
Owls
Owls
Savannah sparrow
Savannah sparrow
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Watercolor painting, American
Woodpeckers
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Wildlife artists
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