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John Lawson (27 December 1674 – 16 September 1711) was an English explorer, naturalist and writer. He played an important role in exploring the interior of colonial North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, publicizing his expeditions in a book.
John Lawson was an English explorer, surveyor, and author who traveled through Carolina in 1700-1701. He wrote A New Voyage to Carolina, a comprehensive account of the colony's geography, natural history, and Native American culture.
Hosted by B.J. Davis. (podcast) When John Lawson was a teen-ager in the final decade of the 1600s, England was becoming the “ruler of the seas.”. His hometown of London was a world center of trade and learning. John’s great-uncle had been a vice admiral in the English navy.
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. By John Lawson, 1674-1711
Copyright (c) 1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. www.uncpress.unc.edu. John Lawson (27 Dec. 1674-16 Sept. 1711), explorer, surveyor, and author of A New Voyage to Carolina (London, 1709), was apparently the only son of Dr. John Lawson (1632-ca. 1690) and his wife [Isabella] Love (ca. 1643 ...
London: [s.n.], 1709. Summary. In late December 1700, John Lawson and a group of eight Englishmen and Native Americans set off on a 500-mile, two-month trek into the Carolina backcountry.
John Lawson was a London native who traveled through the Carolina backcountry in 1700-1701 and wrote a comprehensive account of its natural history and Indian culture. He was executed by the Tuscaroras in 1711 after returning to North Carolina.
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