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Te Haarlem, bij François Bohn, 1794-1797. 3 vols. XXVI,[2],226, [2],- 500, -695,[1] pp. Engr. title-vignette & 1 fold. eng. map of part of the east coast of Florida. Very neatly bound in three moderne h.leather bindings, ribbed spines with gilt lettered mor. letterpieces, marbled covers & endpapers. 8vo. In slipcase decorated with marbled paper. Rare complete Dutch translation of this acclaimed travel report (first English edition: Philadelphia, James & Johnson, 1791) containing an account of the soil and natural productions of the southern British colonies in North America. Together with observations on the manners of the Indians. -- William Bartram (April 20, 1739 - July 22, 1823) was an American botanist, ornithologist, natural historian and explorer. This work, better known by the shortened title Bartram's Travels, reports on his explorations of the southern British colonies in the years 1773 to 1777. …