Mark Catesby - Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree.

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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Anas Americanus, The Blue-wing Shoveler.

Anas Americanus, The Blue-wing Shoveler. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Smilax &c.; Muscicapa cristata, The crested Flycatcher.

Smilax &c.; Muscicapa cristata, The crested Flycatcher. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter minor, The little Hawk.

Accipiter minor, The little Hawk. (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)
Volubilis siliquosa Mexicana plantagini folio, The Vanelloe.

Volubilis siliquosa Mexicana plantagini folio, The Vanelloe. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The four-eye’d Night Butterfly.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Convolvulus &c., The Virginian Potato; Anguis &c., The Bead-Snake.

Convolvulus &c., The Virginian Potato; Anguis &c., The Bead-Snake. (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)
Rana Aquatica, The Water-Frog; Sarracena.

Rana Aquatica, The Water-Frog; Sarracena. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus.

Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Phoenicopterus Bahamensis, The Flamingo; Keratophiton &c.

Phoenicopterus Bahamensis, The Flamingo; Keratophiton &c. (1754)

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

Numenius albus, The White Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree.

Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker; The smallest spotted Woodpecker; White Oak; The White Oak with sharp notches.

The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker; The smallest spotted Woodpecker; White Oak; The White Oak with sharp notches. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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