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Of Medusae And Men: On The Life And Observations Of Alfred G. Mayor, Lester D. Stephens
Of Medusae And Men: On The Life And Observations Of Alfred G. Mayor, Lester D. Stephens
The Courier
Stephens traces the life of the distinguished marine biologist Alfred G. Mayor, who, between 1896 and 1922, conducted scientific expeditions to the South Pacific Islands. He was fascinated not only by the marine invertebrates he found there, but also by the human inhabitants.
Describing The Flora Of The United States: Botanies At Libraries In Syracuse, Dudley J. Raynal
Describing The Flora Of The United States: Botanies At Libraries In Syracuse, Dudley J. Raynal
The Courier
The first written descriptions of the flora of North America were those of sixteenth-century Europeans who marvelled at the botanical treasures brought to them by explorers of the New World. The earliest account of American natural history was that of the English botanical explorer Thomas Hariot who wrote his Briefe and True Re, port of the New Found Land of Virginia in 1590 after returning from an expedition arranged by Sir Walter Raleigh. Hariot carried to En, gland tubers, fruits, and seeds of plants previously unknown in Europe. Perhaps thirty different plant species had been introduced into Europe from the …
Audubon's "The Birds Of America": A Sesquicentennial Appreciation, David Frederic Tatham
Audubon's "The Birds Of America": A Sesquicentennial Appreciation, David Frederic Tatham
The Courier
This article details the unique copy of John James Audubon's The Birds of America which now resides in Syracuse University's Special Collections. The author describes the backstory and traces the journey of this extremely rare work. Audubon's work continues to stimulate interest in diverse fields in academia, from art history and science to literature.
Audubon/Au-Du-Bon: Man And Artist, Walter Sutton
Audubon/Au-Du-Bon: Man And Artist, Walter Sutton
The Courier
This article highlights some of the works of the legendary work of John James Audubon, drawn from the collection located in Syracuse University's Special Collections. The author gives special attention to the 1820-21 journal of his voyage down the Ohio and Mississippi (which has been preserved intact), the English and Scottish journal of 1826 (also in its original form), and the descriptive sketches of early pioneer life in the Ornithological Biography. These early journal sources dramatically reveal, at first hand, Audubon's long struggle through many failures and obstacles to win the success and recognition he craved and also enduring status …