Mark Catesby - Parus Americanus Gutture luteo, the yellow-throated creeper; Acer Virginianum folio majore, The Red flowering maple.

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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Lilium &c., The Red Lily; Anguis &c., The Wampum-Snake.

Lilium &c., The Red Lily; Anguis &c., The Wampum-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed.

Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turtur minimus guttatus, The Ground Dove; Zanthoxylum spinosum Lentisci foliis, &c., The Pellitory, or Tooth-ach Tree.

Turtur minimus guttatus, The Ground Dove; Zanthoxylum spinosum Lentisci foliis, &c., The Pellitory, or Tooth-ach Tree. (1754)

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

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

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

Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk. (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)
Calyculato &c., Winter’s Bark; Anguis gracilis fuscus, The Ribbon-Snake.

Calyculato &c., Winter’s Bark; Anguis gracilis fuscus, The Ribbon-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Unicornis piscis, The Bahama Unicorn-Fish; The form of a Tooth.

Unicornis piscis, The Bahama Unicorn-Fish; The form of a Tooth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus viridis Carolinensis, The Green-Lizard of Carolina; Stirax Aceris folio, The Sweet Gum-Tree.

Lacertus viridis Carolinensis, The Green-Lizard of Carolina; Stirax Aceris folio, The Sweet Gum-Tree. (1754)

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

Mormijrus &c., The Bone-Fish. (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)
Bison Americanus; Pseudo Acacia hispida floribus roseis.

Bison Americanus; Pseudo Acacia hispida floribus roseis. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pseudo-Santalum croceum, Brasiletto; Flos Passionis &c.; Anguis gracilis maculatus, The Spotted Ribbon-Snake.

Pseudo-Santalum croceum, Brasiletto; Flos Passionis &c.; Anguis gracilis maculatus, The Spotted Ribbon-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)
Turdus flavus, The Hog-Fish; Turdus &c., The Shad.

Turdus flavus, The Hog-Fish; Turdus &c., The Shad. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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