Mark Catesby - Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern.

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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Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea.

Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail.

Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail. (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)
The four-eye’d Night Butterfly.

The four-eye’d Night Butterfly. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Buteo Specie gallo pavonis, The Turkey Buzzard.

Buteo Specie gallo pavonis, The Turkey Buzzard. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anthea, The Mutton-Fish.

Anthea, The Mutton-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anas minor, The Buffel’s Head Duck.

Anas minor, The Buffel’s Head Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle.

The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant.

Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c.

Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c. (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)
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)
Passer niger, Occulis rubris, The Towhe Bird; Passer fusca, The cow-pen Bird.

Passer niger, Occulis rubris, The Towhe Bird; Passer fusca, The cow-pen Bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Carduelis Americanus, The American Goldfinch; Acacia abruoe foliis &c., Acacia.

Carduelis Americanus, The American Goldfinch; Acacia abruoe foliis &c., Acacia. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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