Mark Catesby - Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous.

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

Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth. (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)
Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake.

Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch.

Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch. (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)
Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana.

Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus &c., The Pudding-Wife; Alburnus Americanus, The Carolina Whiting.

Turdus &c., The Pudding-Wife; Alburnus Americanus, The Carolina Whiting. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head.

Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c.

Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c. (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)
Scolopendra; Hamamelis.

Scolopendra; Hamamelis. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Avis Tropicrtum, The Tropick-Bird; Larus minimus marinus &c., The Storm-Finck, or Pittrel.

Avis Tropicrtum, The Tropick-Bird; Larus minimus marinus &c., The Storm-Finck, or Pittrel. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus cauda cærulea, The Blue-Tail Lizard; Anona &c.

Lacertus cauda cærulea, The Blue-Tail Lizard; Anona &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata.

Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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