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John Lawson (1) (–1711)

Auteur van A New Voyage to Carolina

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Geboortedatum
1674 c.
Overlijdensdatum
1711-09
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
England
Land (voor op de kaart)
UK
Geboorteplaats
England
Plaats van overlijden
North Carolina

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The title describes the book well, "A New VOYAGE to CAROLINA; Containing the Exact Description and Natural History of that COUNTRY: Together with the Present State thereof. And A JOURNAL Of a Thousand Miles, Travel'd thro' several Nations of INDIANS. Giving a particular Account of their Customs, Manners, &c."

He was hired to survey an area that was basically the mid east coast, South Carolina north to Virginia. He does so & his observations, comments & entire journey make for some fascinating reading. The wording & spelling is tough to get through sometimes. I've read it piecemeal over several years. The text & his map are free from Project Guttenberg.… (meer)
 
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jimmaclachlan | 1 andere bespreking | Sep 25, 2009 |
Lawson was a surveyor/adventurer who made a journey through the Carolinas in the winter of 1700-1701. A New Voyage of Carolina is a journal of that journey, and a start on a natural history of the region and a Native American ethnography.

This is a great edition, printed on good paper, with maps, illustrations and supporting documents. What I really wanted, however, was an attempt at matching the plants and animals Lawson describes to their current common or scientific names. Some things are easy to identify (sugar maples), and some nearly impossible (almond pine?).… (meer)
 
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