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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Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk.

Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Salpa &c., The Lane-Snapper; Petimbuabo Brasil, The Tobaccopipe-Fish.

Salpa &c., The Lane-Snapper; Petimbuabo Brasil, The Tobaccopipe-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus, The Ground-Squirrel; Cornus, The Mastick Tree.

Sciurus, The Ground-Squirrel; Cornus, The Mastick Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &c.

Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &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)
Tapia &c.; Cancer terrestris, The Land-Crab.

Tapia &c.; Cancer terrestris, The Land-Crab. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
An Thymelæa foliis obtusis; Anseri Bassano &c., The Great Booby.

An Thymelæa foliis obtusis; Anseri Bassano &c., The Great Booby. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera Fusca, The Brown-Viper; Arum &c.

Vipera Fusca, The Brown-Viper; Arum &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c., The Hiccory Tree; The Pig-nut; Coccothraustes ruber, The red Bird.

Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c., The Hiccory Tree; The Pig-nut; Coccothraustes ruber, The red Bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca venenosa &c., The Rock-Fish.

Perca venenosa &c., The Rock-Fish. (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)
The Mahogany Tree

The Mahogany Tree (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch.

Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker.

Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus, The Alligator.

Lacertus, The Alligator. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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