John Abbot notebook, [ca. 1791].

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John Abbot notebook, [ca. 1791].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476134

The collection consists of a bound notebook containing a catalogue of Georgia birds with notes, presumably kept by John Abbot. Included are 153 named entries which may include size, number of feathers, type of eggs, migration pattern with a page of migration habits of birds in America.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Abbot, John, 1751-1840

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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. From the description of John Abbot notebook, [ca. 1791]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476134 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 un...