Mark Catesby - Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c.

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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Helleborine Lily folio, The Lilly-leaf’s Hellebore; Parus Uropygeo luteo, The Yellow-rump; Apocynum Scandens, Dogs-bane.

Helleborine Lily folio, The Lilly-leaf’s Hellebore; Parus Uropygeo luteo, The Yellow-rump; Apocynum Scandens, Dogs-bane. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth.

Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Morinellus marinus, The Turn-Stone, or Sea-Dottrel; Frutex &c.,

Morinellus marinus, The Turn-Stone, or Sea-Dottrel; Frutex &c., (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia.

Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hæmatopus, The Oyster Catcher.

Hæmatopus, The Oyster Catcher. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Gugupuguacu, The Hind; Saliatrix, Skip-jack.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
An Thymelæa foliis obtusis; Anseri Bassano &c., The Great Booby.

An Thymelæa foliis obtusis; Anseri Bassano &c., The Great Booby. (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)
Pica luteo-nigra varia, The Yellow and Black Pye; Lilio-Narcissus Polianthus; Vespa Ichneumon coerulea.

Pica luteo-nigra varia, The Yellow and Black Pye; Lilio-Narcissus Polianthus; Vespa Ichneumon coerulea. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Suillus, The great Hog-Fish.

Suillus, The great Hog-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca rhomboidalis &c., The Pork Fish; Perca Piunis [pinnis] &c., The Schoolmaster.

Perca rhomboidalis &c., The Pork Fish; Perca Piunis [pinnis] &c., The Schoolmaster. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Larus Major, The Cut Water.

Larus Major, The Cut Water. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lepus Javensis, The Java Hare; Ficus citrii folio &c.

Lepus Javensis, The Java Hare; Ficus citrii folio &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk.

Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Urogallus minor.

Urogallus minor. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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