Mark Catesby - Cerasus &c., Pigeon-Plum; Eruca maxima cornuta, The great horned Caterpillar.

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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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)
Pelicanus Sylvaticus, The Wood Pelican.

Pelicanus Sylvaticus, The Wood Pelican. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c. ; Parus fringillaris, The Frinch-Greeper.

Frutex &c. ; Parus fringillaris, The Frinch-Greeper. (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)
Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk.

Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk. (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)
Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed.

Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus Indicus, The Guana; Anona.

Lacertus Indicus, The Guana; Anona. (1754)

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

Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree.

Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Aurata, The Porgy.

Aurata, The Porgy. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cancer Chelis Rubris, The res-claw Crab; Titanokeratophyton &c.

Cancer Chelis Rubris, The res-claw Crab; Titanokeratophyton &c. (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)
1. The largest crested Heron; 2. The Spotted Eft; 3. The Chego; 4. Scarabæus &c.; 5. The Cockroach

1. The largest crested Heron; 2. The Spotted Eft; 3. The Chego; 4. Scarabæus &c.; 5. The Cockroach (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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