Notes and drawings, 1766-1887

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Notes and drawings, 1766-1887

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Contains over 600 watercolor drawings by Abbot of birds, butterflies, other insects, and plants, some with explanatory descriptions and notes. The work was done mostly in Georgia. Also includes correspondence about Abbot, a colored lithographic portrait of him, and one volume of insect drawings, 1830, considered the work of an inferior copyist.

6 v. (1 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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