Abstract
In 1773 naturalist William Bartram left his native Philadelphia for an extended period of travel and specimen-collecting in the Deep South. The drawings and writings that resulted from that journey not only record the flora and fauna of the region but also mark the absences Bartram encountered in nature. While previous discussions of Bartram's work have focused on the strategies through which the Enlightenment naturalist rendered the natural world visible to his viewers and readers, this essay considers what Bartram withholds from vision. It is concerned with the limits of Bartram's natural history.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Winterthur Portfolio |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2001 |