Mark Catesby - Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth.

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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Numenius albus, The White Curlew.

Numenius albus, The White Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia Lauri folio, Subtus albicante, The Sweet flowring Bay; Coccothraustes coeruleus, The blew Grosbeak.

Magnolia Lauri folio, Subtus albicante, The Sweet flowring Bay; Coccothraustes coeruleus, The blew Grosbeak. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab

Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona fructu lutescente &c.

Anona fructu lutescente &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muræna maculata nigra, The Black Muray; Lithophyton &c.

Muræna maculata nigra, The Black Muray; Lithophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Viscum radice bulbosa; Viscum Caryophylloïdes &c.; Papillio &c.

Viscum radice bulbosa; Viscum Caryophylloïdes &c.; Papillio &c. (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)
Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth.

Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick.

Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quercus Anpotius, Ilex Marilandica folio longo angusto salicis, Willow Oak; Picus Maximus rostro Albo, Largest White-Billed Wood-pecker.

Quercus Anpotius, Ilex Marilandica folio longo angusto salicis, Willow Oak; Picus Maximus rostro Albo, Largest White-Billed Wood-pecker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet.

Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Unicornis piscis, The Bahama Unicorn-Fish; The form of a Tooth.

Unicornis piscis, The Bahama Unicorn-Fish; The form of a Tooth. (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)
Hirundo Marina, The Noddy.

Hirundo Marina, The Noddy. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cancellus maximus, The Sea Hermit-Crab; Lithophyton &c.

Cancellus maximus, The Sea Hermit-Crab; Lithophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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