Mark Catesby - Hæmatopus, The Oyster Catcher.

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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Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum.

Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Mahogany Tree

The Mahogany Tree (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak.

The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea alba, The little white Heron; Ketmia &c.

Ardea alba, The little white Heron; Ketmia &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake.

Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake. (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)
Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c.

Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c. (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)
Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth.

Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew.

Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle.

The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle. (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)
Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail.

Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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