Mark Catesby - Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake.

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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Pseudo-Phalangium ramosum; Putorius, The Pol-Cat.

Pseudo-Phalangium ramosum; Putorius, The Pol-Cat. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Chamærhododendros &c. ; Chamædaphne semper virens &c.

Chamærhododendros &c. ; Chamædaphne semper virens &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Monedula purpurea, The purple Jackdaw.

Monedula purpurea, The purple Jackdaw. (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)
Sciurus Volans, The Flying-Squirrel; Guajacana.

Sciurus Volans, The Flying-Squirrel; Guajacana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Jasminum luteum,The yellow Jessamy; Muscicapa nigrescens, The Blackcap Flycatcher.

Jasminum luteum,The yellow Jessamy; Muscicapa nigrescens, The Blackcap Flycatcher. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper.

Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper.

Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper. (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)
Cancer arenarius, The Sand-Crab; Lithophyton &c.

Cancer arenarius, The Sand-Crab; Lithophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle.

Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle. (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)
Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish.

Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pelicanus Sylvaticus, The Wood Pelican.

Pelicanus Sylvaticus, The Wood Pelican. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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