Mark Catesby

English, 1683 – 1749

Mark Catesby was an English naturalist who studied flora and fauna in the New World. Between 1729 and 1747 Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants.

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Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous.

Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood.

Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Columba capite albo, The White-crowned Pigeon; Frutex cotini fere folio crasso,&c., The Coco Plum.

Columba capite albo, The White-crowned Pigeon; Frutex cotini fere folio crasso,&c., The Coco Plum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Convolvulus &c., The Virginian Potato; Anguis &c., The Bead-Snake.

Convolvulus &c., The Virginian Potato; Anguis &c., The Bead-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake.

Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Cornus &c.; An Phaseolus &c.; Orbis lævis variegatus, The Globe-Fish.

Cornus &c.; An Phaseolus &c.; Orbis lævis variegatus, The Globe-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Cornus mas Odorata, Sassasras; Muscicapa Corona rubra, TheTyrant.

Cornus mas Odorata, Sassasras; Muscicapa Corona rubra, TheTyrant. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Cornus mas VIrginiana &c., The Dogwood Tree; Turdus minor &c., The Mock-bird.

Cornus mas VIrginiana &c., The Dogwood Tree; Turdus minor &c., The Mock-bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana.

Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Cuniculus Bahamensis, The Bahama Coney; Pittoniæ.

Cuniculus Bahamensis, The Bahama Coney; Pittoniæ. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Fringilla Bahamiensis, The Bahama Finch; Bignonia flore coeruleo, The broadleafed Guaiacum with blue flowers.

Fringilla Bahamiensis, The Bahama Finch; Bignonia flore coeruleo, The broadleafed Guaiacum with blue flowers. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree.

Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex &c. ; Parus fringillaris, The Frinch-Greeper.

Frutex &c. ; Parus fringillaris, The Frinch-Greeper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover.

Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex &c.; Anguis &c., The Black-Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis &c., The Black-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex &c.; Papilio caudatus Carolinianus.

Frutex &c.; Papilio caudatus Carolinianus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex &c.; Vipera Aquatica,The Water-Viper.

Frutex &c.; Vipera Aquatica,The Water-Viper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex aquaticus &c.; Acus &c.,The green Gar-Fish.

Frutex aquaticus &c.; Acus &c.,The green Gar-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex Corni foliis &c.; Garullus Carolinensis, The Chatterer.

Frutex Corni foliis &c.; Garullus Carolinensis, The Chatterer. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise.

Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus.

Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Gentiana, The Indian Pink; Vulpis, The Grey Fox.

Gentiana, The Indian Pink; Vulpis, The Grey Fox. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c.

Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Gramen Myloicophoron Oxyphyllon Carolinianum, The Sea-side Oat; Alauda gutture flavo, The Lark.

Gramen Myloicophoron Oxyphyllon Carolinianum, The Sea-side Oat; Alauda gutture flavo, The Lark. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush.

Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Guaperva &c., The Old Wife.

Guaperva &c., The Old Wife. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Gugupuguacu, The Hind; Saliatrix, Skip-jack.

Gugupuguacu, The Hind; Saliatrix, Skip-jack. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

Hæmatopus, The Oyster Catcher.

Hæmatopus, The Oyster Catcher. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

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