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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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)
Lychnis &c.; Anguis flagelli formis,The Coach-whip Snake.

Lychnis &c.; Anguis flagelli formis,The Coach-whip Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus.

Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood.

Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sitta capite nigro, The Nuthatch; Luercus humilior, The Highland Willow Oak; Sitta capite fusco, The Small Nuthatch.

Sitta capite nigro, The Nuthatch; Luercus humilior, The Highland Willow Oak; Sitta capite fusco, The Small Nuthatch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk.

Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
An Recinoides &c., The Ilathera Bark; Anguis &c.; The Copper-belly Snake.

An Recinoides &c., The Ilathera Bark; Anguis &c.; The Copper-belly Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lepus Javensis, The Java Hare; Ficus citrii folio &c.

Lepus Javensis, The Java Hare; Ficus citrii folio &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Plumeria &c.; Grandilla &c.

Plumeria &c.; Grandilla &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)
Scolopendra; Hamamelis.

Scolopendra; Hamamelis. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mellivora &c. , The Humming-bird; Bignonia &c., The Trumpet-Flower.

Mellivora &c. , The Humming-bird; Bignonia &c., The Trumpet-Flower. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Viscum &c.; Anguis &c., The Corn-Snake.

Viscum &c.; Anguis &c., The Corn-Snake. (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)
Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia.

Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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