Mark Catesby - Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina.

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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Arbor Tulipifera, The Tulip Tree; Icterus, The Baltimore Bird.

Arbor Tulipifera, The Tulip Tree; Icterus, The Baltimore Bird. (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)
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)
Suillus, The great Hog-Fish.

Suillus, The great Hog-Fish. (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)
The four-eye’d Night Butterfly.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia.

Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata.

Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Morinellus marinus, The Turn-Stone, or Sea-Dottrel; Frutex &c.,

Morinellus marinus, The Turn-Stone, or Sea-Dottrel; Frutex &c., (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)
Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth.

Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree.

Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cornus mas Odorata, Sassasras; Muscicapa Corona rubra, TheTyrant.

Cornus mas Odorata, Sassasras; Muscicapa Corona rubra, TheTyrant. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c.

Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus cauda cærulea, The Blue-Tail Lizard; Anona &c.

Lacertus cauda cærulea, The Blue-Tail Lizard; Anona &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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