Mark Catesby - Prunus maritima racemosa, The Mangrove Grape-Tree; Phalæna Caroliniana &c.

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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Muræna maculata, The Muray.

Muræna maculata, The Muray. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cornus mas VIrginiana &c., The Dogwood Tree; Turdus minor &c., The Mock-bird.

Cornus mas VIrginiana &c., The Dogwood Tree; Turdus minor &c., The Mock-bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Linaria cærulea, The Blew Linnet; Solanum triphyllon, flore hexapetalo carneo.

Linaria cærulea, The Blew Linnet; Solanum triphyllon, flore hexapetalo carneo. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera Fusca, The Brown-Viper; Arum &c.

Vipera Fusca, The Brown-Viper; Arum &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch.

Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Viscum; Sciurus, The Grey Fox-Squirrel.

Viscum; Sciurus, The Grey Fox-Squirrel. (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)
Columba capite albo, The White-crowned Pigeon; Frutex cotini fere folio crasso,&c., The Coco Plum.

Columba capite albo, The White-crowned Pigeon; Frutex cotini fere folio crasso,&c., The Coco Plum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Vipera Aquatica,The Water-Viper.

Frutex &c.; Vipera Aquatica,The Water-Viper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter minor, The little Hawk.

Accipiter minor, The little Hawk. (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)
Phoenicopterus Bahamensis, The Flamingo; Keratophiton &c.

Phoenicopterus Bahamensis, The Flamingo; Keratophiton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caprimulgus minor Americanus, The Whip-poor-Will; Aureliana Canadensis, The Ginseng, or Ninsin of the Chinese.

Caprimulgus minor Americanus, The Whip-poor-Will; Aureliana Canadensis, The Ginseng, or Ninsin of the Chinese. (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)
An Recinoides &c., The Ilathera Bark; Anguis &c.; The Copper-belly Snake.

An Recinoides &c., The Ilathera Bark; Anguis &c.; The Copper-belly Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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