Mark Catesby - Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana.

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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Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c.

Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c. (1754)

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

Lacertus Indicus, The Guana; Anona. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal.

Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal. (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)
Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Solea lunata &c., The Sole.

Solea lunata &c., The Sole. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake.

Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake. (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)
Platinus Occidentalis, The Western Plane-Tree; Muscicapa Rubra, The Summer Redbird.

Platinus Occidentalis, The Western Plane-Tree; Muscicapa Rubra, The Summer Redbird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Calyculato &c., Winter’s Bark; Anguis gracilis fuscus, The Ribbon-Snake.

Calyculato &c., Winter’s Bark; Anguis gracilis fuscus, The Ribbon-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca rhomboidalis &c., The Pork Fish; Perca Piunis [pinnis] &c., The Schoolmaster.

Perca rhomboidalis &c., The Pork Fish; Perca Piunis [pinnis] &c., The Schoolmaster. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina.

Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina. (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)
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)
Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron.

Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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