John Lawson animal illustration
About this illustration
John Lawson, 1674-1711. 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. London, 1709.
- Creator
- John Lawson
- Date created
- 1709
- License
- Copyright unknown.
- Source
- Original image housed by Documenting the American South / UNC Libraries
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John Lawson’s drawings of animals native to the Carolinas, originally included in his 1709 book 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. The page numbers in the image refer to Lawson’s descriptions of the animals in the original edition of the book. Animals depicted include a buffalo, several snakes, a tortoise, a possum, some species of wild cat attacking a deer, a bear catching a fish, and a raccoon using its tail to catch crabs.
