The son of John Bartram, the earliest if not the first botanist, retraced a trip he took with his father ten years prior to this book. He covered the period from about 1773 to 1778. He traveled primarily alone while writing his notes and making samples and herbarium specimins which he shipped home. A great deal of his time was spent with various indian tribes in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Probably one of the more interesting discoveries was a late flowering shrub that was named after Benjamin Franklin: "Franklinia Alatamaha"

"First published in Philadelphia in 1791, the Dover Publications reprint edition dates from the period before Dover was nearly exclusively a paperback publishing concern; their hardback editions are uncommon especially with the dustjacket.

"This is the First Edition edited by Mark Van Doren."

It is truly a unique 18th century book of botanical research and other interests of the original author. ( )

This is a Dover reprint (I seem to have a lot of Dover Reprints) from the 1928 edition by Macy-Masius Publications. Includes the original 13 illustrations.

Reprint of Francis Harper's 1958 "naturalist's edition" as published by Yale U.P. The best edition I have seen.