John Abbot original watercolor drawings of birds of Georgia, 1819-1826?.

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John Abbot original watercolor drawings of birds of Georgia, 1819-1826?.

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The collection consists of three watercolor drawings by John Abbot. The drawings are "Purple Grakle" (Common Grackle; Quiscalus quicula); "Green Flycatcher" (Acadian Flycatcher; Empidonax virescens) with "American peacock butterfly"; "Crested Merganser" (Hooded Merganser; Lophodytes cucullatus).

3 items (1.0 linear feet).

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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...