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SIA RU007116, Abbot, John 1751-1840, John Abbot Collection, undated
Summary
- Creator:
- Abbot, John 1751-1840
- Title:
- John Abbot Collection, undated
- Date:
- undated
- Notes:
- John Abbot (1751- circa 1840), an Englishman, migrated to America in 1773, settling in Virginia. By 1776 he had migrated to Georgia, where he spent most of the remainder of his life. An ornithologist and entomologist, Abbot is best known for his drawings of birds and insects
- There are five sets of Abbot's drawings of birds in existence. Two sets are located in the United States, one at the Boston Society of Natural History and the other at the University of Georgia. Three sets are in England at the British Museum, the Manchester Library, and the Zoological Museum at Tring. There is some confusion on this matter, but evidently all three sets are technically in the possession of the British Museum
- Summary:
- This collection consists of 130 watercolor drawings of birds which probably comprise a sixth set of Abbot drawings. Presumably these drawings are of birds of Georgia. It is not known if these drawings duplicate any of the other sets known to be in existence; nor is it known how they came to be in the possession of the Smithsonian Institution
- Restrictions:
- Use of this record unit requires prior arrangement with the Archives staff
- Topics:
- Art, Ornithology
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Scientific illustrations
- Local Number:
- SIA RU007116
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Record Unit 7116
Abbot, John, 1751-1840
John Abbot Collection, undated
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Abbot, John, 1751-1840 |
| Title: | John Abbot Collection |
| Dates: | undated |
| Quantity: | 0.3 linear meter. |
| Collection: | Record Unit 7116 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Historical Note
John Abbot (1751-1840?), an Englishman, migrated to America in 1773, settling in Virginia. By 1776 he had migrated to Georgia, where he spent most of the remainder of his life. An ornithologist and entomologist, Abbot is best known for his drawings of birds and insects.
There are five sets of Abbot's drawings of birds in existence. Two sets are in the United States, one at the Boston Society of Natural History and the other at the University of Georgia. Three sets are in England, at the British Museum, the Manchester Library, and the Zoological Museum at Tring (Hertfordshire). There is some confusion on this matter, but evidently all three sets are technically in the possession of the British Museum.
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists of 130 water-color drawings of birds, making up a sixth set of Abbot drawings. Presumably these drawings are of birds of Georgia. It is not known if these drawings duplicate any of the other known sets, nor is it known how they came to be in the possession of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7116, Abbot, John, 1751-1840, John Abbot Collection
Container List
Box 1
1. Carolina Vulture
2. Bald Eagle
3. Fish Eagle
4. Mississippi Kite
5. Eagle Hawk
6. Red Shouldered Hawk
7. Fowl Hawk
8. Red Brown Shouldered Fowl Hawk
9. Black Cap Hawk
10. Black Cap Hawk female
11. Slate Colored Hawk
12. Sharp-Tailed Hawk
13. Sparrow Hawk
14. Sparrow Hawk female
15. White-Rumped Hawk
16. Red-Tailed Hawk
17. Spotted-Breasted Hawk
18. Little Hawk
19. Chicken Hawk
20. Chicken Hawk female
21. Pigeon Hawk
22. White-Fronted Hawk
23. Virginian Eared Owl
24. Barred Owl
25. Red Owl
26. Screech Owl
27. Blue Jay
28. Tyrant Shrike
29. Loggerhead Shrike
30. Red-Winged Oriole
31. Orchard Oriole
32. Orchard Oriole female
33. Baltimore Oriole
34. Red Tanager
35. White-Billed Woodpecker
36. Pileated Woodpecker
37. Gold-Winged Woodpecker
38. Carolina Woodpecker
39. Red-Headed Woodpecker
40. Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker
41. Cockaded Woodpecker
42. Little Woodpecker
43. Brown-Headed Oriole
44. Boat-Tailed Grackle
45. Great Meadow Lark
46. Brown Lark
47. Carolina Cuckoo
48. Cardinal Grosbeak
49. Red Grosbeak
50. Red Grosbeak female
51. Blue Grosbeak
52. American Crossbill
53. Rice Bunting
54. Towhee Bunting
55. Indigo Bunting
56. Painted Bunting
57. Bay-Winged Bunting
58. Flax Bunting
59. Flax Bunting female
60. Carolina Chatterer
61. Passenger Pigeon
62. Carolina Pigeon
63. Ground Pigeon
64. Purple Swallow
65. Great Thrush
66. Mimic Thrush
67. Ferruginous Thrush
68. Red-Breasted Thrush
69. Little Thrush
70. Crested Flycatcher
Box 2
1. Cat Flycatcher
2. Solitary Flycatcher
3. Green Flycatcher
4. Yellow-Breasted Flycatcher
5. Pewit Flycatcher
6. Green Parrot
7. Fox-Colored Finch
8. White-Throated Finch
9. Yellow-Winged Finch
10. Sharp-Tailed Finch
11. Little Finch
12. Blue Warbler
13. Hooded Warbler
14. Yellow-Rump Warbler
15. Yellow-Throated Warbler
16. Yellow-Breasted Warbler
17. Yellow Poll Warbler
18. Magnolia Warbler
19. Yellow Warbler
20. Blue-Eyed Warbler
21. Black-Crowned Warbler
22. Black-Throated Warbler
23. Prairie Warbler
24. Worm-Eating Warbler
25. Georgia Wren
26. March Wren
27. Ruby-Crowned Wren
28. Golden-Crowned Wren
29. Red-Throated Hummingbird
30. Toupet Titmouse
31. Black-Headed Nuthatch
32. Least Nuthatch
33. Small Blue-Grey Flycatcher
34. Virginia Rail
35. Soree (Sora)
36. Purple Gallinule
37. Brown Gallinule
38. Noisy Plover
39. Red-Breasted Godwit
40. American Snipe
41. Golden-Legged Sandpiper
42. Black-Rumped Sandpiper
43. Wood Ibis
44. White Ibis
45. Brown Ibis
46. Spotted Ibis
47. Bittern
48. Great Whooping Crane
49. Whooping Crane
50. Great Heron
51. Blue Heron
52. Green Heron
53. Spotted Heron
54. Little Heron
55. Loon
56. Black-Bellied Darter
57. Summer Duck
58. American Teal
59. Spirit Duck
60. Crested Merganser
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
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