Mark Catesby - Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily.

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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Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus.

Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk.

Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk. (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)
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)
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)
Ardea Stellaris minima, The small Bittern; Fracinus &c.

Ardea Stellaris minima, The small Bittern; Fracinus &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pseudo-Phalangium ramosum; Putorius, The Pol-Cat.

Pseudo-Phalangium ramosum; Putorius, The Pol-Cat. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The four-eye’d Night Butterfly.

The four-eye’d Night Butterfly. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ruticilla Americana, The Red-Start; Juglans Nigra, The Black Walnut.

Ruticilla Americana, The Red-Start; Juglans Nigra, The Black Walnut. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus ruffus, The fox-coloured Thruth; Ceraso similis arbuscula &c., The Cluster’s Black Cherry.

Turdus ruffus, The fox-coloured Thruth; Ceraso similis arbuscula &c., The Cluster’s Black Cherry. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus griseus, The Lion-Lizard; Viscum.

Lacertus griseus, The Lion-Lizard; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush.

Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck.

Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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