Mark Catesby - Fringilla Bahamiensis, The Bahama Finch; Bignonia flore coeruleo, The broadleafed Guaiacum with blue flowers.

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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Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus.

Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew.

Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Papilio caudatus Carolinianus.

Frutex &c.; Papilio caudatus Carolinianus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana Aquatica, The Water-Frog; Sarracena.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth.

Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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)
Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth.

Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab

Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turtur Caroliniensis, The Turtle of Carolina; Anapodophyllon Canadense &c. , The May Apple.

Turtur Caroliniensis, The Turtle of Carolina; Anapodophyllon Canadense &c. , The May Apple. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk.

Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk. (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)
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)
Steuartia; Regulus Cristatus; Vespa Ichneumon.

Steuartia; Regulus Cristatus; Vespa Ichneumon. (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)
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