Mark Catesby - Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush.

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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Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern.

Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Bignonia Americana.

Bignonia Americana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cancellus maximus, The Sea Hermit-Crab; Lithophyton &c.

Cancellus maximus, The Sea Hermit-Crab; Lithophyton &c. (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)
Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet.

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

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch.

Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Umbla minor &c., Barracuda; Vulpis Bahamensis.

Umbla minor &c., Barracuda; Vulpis Bahamensis. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck.

Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anseri Bassano affinis fusca avis, The Booby.

Anseri Bassano affinis fusca avis, The Booby. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat.

Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat. (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)
Larus Major, The Cut Water.

Larus Major, The Cut Water. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quercus sempervirens foliis oblongis non sinuatis, Live Oak; Picus maximus crista-tubra, The large red crested Woodpecker.

Quercus sempervirens foliis oblongis non sinuatis, Live Oak; Picus maximus crista-tubra, The large red crested Woodpecker. (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)
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