Botanical journal in North America, 1787-1796

Mss.580.M58

Date: 1787-1796 | Size: 9 volume(s), 9 volumes, ca. 700 p.
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Abstract

These journeys of botanical exploration include information regarding plants, and his remarks on the condition of remote settlements he visited. The journals cover the territory from Hudson's Bay to the Indian River in Florida, and from the Bahama Islands to the banks of the Mississippi.

Background note

André Michaux was a French botanist and traveler.

Collection Information

Physical description

9 volumes, ca. 700 p.

Provenance

Presented by Francois André Michaux, 1824; accessioned, 1900.

Alternate formats available

These volumes are also available on microfilm (Film 407).

Early American History Note

The Collection consists of nine small journals Andre Michaux kept as he traveled throughout North America. His travels took him to places as far and wide as the Caribbean, Kentucky, and Hudson's Bay. The journal has been printed in APS's Proceedings 26 (1889):1. The Kentucky travels can be found in Reuben G. Thwaites' Early Western Travels, 1748-1846.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Journals (notebooks).
  • Scientific Data
  • Travel Narratives and Journals

Geographic Name(s)

  • United States -- Description and travel.

Subject(s)

  • Botany -- North America.
  • Discoveries in geography.
  • Natural history
  • Travel


Detailed Inventory

580 M58.f Michaux, André, 1746-1802.
Andre Michaux collection (copy)
1785-1807 1 Linear feet

Abstract: Documents relative to his botanical activities in the United States. Printed pages of film 330.

Location of originals: From originals in the Archives nationales and Bibliotheque nationale, Paris.


Subject(s): Botany