Mark Catesby - Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c.

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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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)
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)
Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily.

Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mancanilla Pyri facie, The Mancaneel-Tree; Viscum foliis latioribus; Papilio medius &c.

Mancanilla Pyri facie, The Mancaneel-Tree; Viscum foliis latioribus; Papilio medius &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c.

Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pagurus Maculatus, The res mottled Rosk-Crab; Cancer chelis crassissimis, The rough-shell’d Crab.

Pagurus Maculatus, The res mottled Rosk-Crab; Cancer chelis crassissimis, The rough-shell’d Crab. (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)
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)
Larus major, The Laughing Gull.

Larus major, The Laughing Gull. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Icterus minor, The basterd Baltimore Bird; Bignonia Urusu foliis &c., The Catalpah Tree.

Icterus minor, The basterd Baltimore Bird; Bignonia Urusu foliis &c., The Catalpah Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet.

Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet. (1754)

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

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

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

Lacertus Indicus, The Guana; Anona. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caprimulgus minor Americanus, The Whip-poor-Will; Aureliana Canadensis, The Ginseng, or Ninsin of the Chinese.

Caprimulgus minor Americanus, The Whip-poor-Will; Aureliana Canadensis, The Ginseng, or Ninsin of the Chinese. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus Americanus lutescens, The Pine-creeper; Ligustrum Lauri folio, The puple-berried Bay.

Parus Americanus lutescens, The Pine-creeper; Ligustrum Lauri folio, The puple-berried Bay. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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