Mark Catesby - Larus Major, The Cut Water.

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)
Turdus Rhomboidalis, The Tang; Turdus &c., The Yellow Fish.

Turdus Rhomboidalis, The Tang; Turdus &c., The Yellow Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c.

Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise.

Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus minimus, The little Thruth; Agrifolium Carolinense, foliis dentatis baccis rubris, The Dahoon Holly.

Turdus minimus, The little Thruth; Agrifolium Carolinense, foliis dentatis baccis rubris, The Dahoon Holly. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Acacia &c., Frutor [Frutex] foliis oblongis &c.; Vipera caudisona minor, The Small Rattle-Snake.

Acacia &c., Frutor [Frutex] foliis oblongis &c.; Vipera caudisona minor, The Small Rattle-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Gentiana, The Indian Pink; Vulpis, The Grey Fox.

Gentiana, The Indian Pink; Vulpis, The Grey Fox. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muscicapa fusca, the little brown Flycatcher; Muscicapa oculis rubris, The red Eyed Flycatcher; Arbor Lauri fol. &c.

Muscicapa fusca, the little brown Flycatcher; Muscicapa oculis rubris, The red Eyed Flycatcher; Arbor Lauri fol. &c. (1754)

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

Rana Terrestris, The Land-Frog; Sarracena. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl.

Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth.

Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c.

Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous.

Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk.

Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia, The Umbrella Tree.

Magnolia, The Umbrella Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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