Mark Catesby - Monedula purpurea, The purple Jackdaw.

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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Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree.

Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree. (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)
Arbor Tulipifera, The Tulip Tree; Icterus, The Baltimore Bird.

Arbor Tulipifera, The Tulip Tree; Icterus, The Baltimore Bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum.

Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hortulanus Caroliniensis, The Rice-bird; Oriza, Rice.

Hortulanus Caroliniensis, The Rice-bird; Oriza, Rice. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper.

Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo.

Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo. (1754)

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

Solea lunata &c., The Sole. (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)
Quercus Castanea foliis, procera Arbor Virginiana, Chesnut Oak; Picus carius major, alis aureis, The golden Winged Woodpecker.

Quercus Castanea foliis, procera Arbor Virginiana, Chesnut Oak; Picus carius major, alis aureis, The golden Winged Woodpecker. (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)
Chrysanthemum &c.; Anas Bahamensis, The Ilathera Duck.

Chrysanthemum &c.; Anas Bahamensis, The Ilathera Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mormijrus &c., The Bone-Fish.

Mormijrus &c., The Bone-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous.

Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous. (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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