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Florida's amazing landscapes and fascinating wildlife were sources of inspiration for early naturalists seeking new horizons. Among them was John James Audubon. Elegant herons, acrobatic terns, endearing pelicans and colorful roseate spoonbills all feature among his beloved artwork. But Audubon was not the first nature artist inspired by Florida. Mark Catesby, an English country squire turned adventurer, helped introduce the wonders of Florida to a European audience in the 1700s. And William Bartram, a Pennsylvania Quaker, traveled south to explore the Florida wilderness, where he canoed across a lake full of alligators and lived to sketch the creatures. Author Chris Fasolino shares the stories of these artistic expeditions in a collection replete with gorgeous artwork that includes high-definition images of Audubon's rarely seen original paintings.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. From London to Florida: Catesby and the Royal Society
- 2. “The Beauty of Their Colours”: Catesby as an Artist of Nature
- 3. The Ibis, the Flamingo and the Coral: Images from Catesby’s Work
- 4. Migratory Creatures: Catesby as a Natural Historian
- 5. “Nature’s Noblemen”: The Bartrams and British Florida
- 6. Crossing the Lake of Alligators
- 7. The Flower Hunter: Bartram and the Seminole
- 8. The Case of the Missing Vulture
- 9. “Silver Regions of the Clouded Skies”: Science and Artistry in Travels
- 10. Escape from Napoleon: Audubon’s Origin Story
- 11. Pelicans, a Faithful Dog and Swashbuckling Caracaras: St. Augustine and the St. John’s River
- 12. “Elegance and Grace”: Florida’s Wading Birds
- 13. Acrobatic Terns and Joyous Cormorants: The Dry Tortugas and the Keys
- 14. Scrub-Jays and Birds of Prey: Treasure Hunting in Florida
- 15. Sandhill Cranes and Roseate Spoonbills: Birds of America and the Birds of Florida
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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