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William Bartram 1739-1823

William Bartram, son of John Bartram, was a famous and respected botanist in his own right for the colorful documentation of his travels in the southern colonies in the mid-1770s. A published version of Bartram’s journals with his drawings of indigenous plants and flowers drew acclaim as an "American natural history classic." 

1808
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Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale, National Portrait Gallery