Mark Catesby - Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron.

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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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)
Anona fructu lutescente &c.

Anona fructu lutescente &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck.

Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius albus, The White Curlew.

Numenius albus, The White Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree.

Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Bagre &c., The Cat-Fish.

Bagre &c., The Cat-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum.

Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pseudo-Phalangium ramosum; Putorius, The Pol-Cat.

Pseudo-Phalangium ramosum; Putorius, The Pol-Cat. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c.

Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c. (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)
Larus Major, The Cut Water.

Larus Major, The Cut Water. (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)
Accipiter minor, The little Hawk.

Accipiter minor, The little Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus Americanus lutescens, The Pine-creeper; Ligustrum Lauri folio, The puple-berried Bay.

Parus Americanus lutescens, The Pine-creeper; Ligustrum Lauri folio, The puple-berried Bay. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat.

Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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