Mark Catesby - 1. The largest crested Heron; 2. The Spotted Eft; 3. The Chego; 4. Scarabæus &c.; 5. The Cockroach

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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Tapia &c.; Cancer terrestris, The Land-Crab.

Tapia &c.; Cancer terrestris, The Land-Crab. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed.

Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper.

Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak.

The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus viridis Carolinensis, The Green-Lizard of Carolina; Stirax Aceris folio, The Sweet Gum-Tree.

Lacertus viridis Carolinensis, The Green-Lizard of Carolina; Stirax Aceris folio, The Sweet Gum-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cerasus &c., Pigeon-Plum; Eruca maxima cornuta, The great horned Caterpillar.

Cerasus &c., Pigeon-Plum; Eruca maxima cornuta, The great horned Caterpillar. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lilium &c., The Red Lily; Anguis &c., The Wampum-Snake.

Lilium &c., The Red Lily; Anguis &c., The Wampum-Snake. (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)
Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish.

Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Passerculus, The little Sparrow; Convulvulus Caroliniensis, The Purple Bindweed of Carolina.

Passerculus, The little Sparrow; Convulvulus Caroliniensis, The Purple Bindweed of Carolina. (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)
Lacertus viridis Jamaicensis, The Green-Lizard of Jamaica; Lignum Campechianum, Logwood.

Lacertus viridis Jamaicensis, The Green-Lizard of Jamaica; Lignum Campechianum, Logwood. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c.

Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Acacia foliis amplioribus; Papilio diurna, prima, omnium maxima.

Acacia foliis amplioribus; Papilio diurna, prima, omnium maxima. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl.

Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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