Mark Catesby - Rana Terrestris, The Land-Frog; Sarracena.

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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Viscum &c.; Anguis &c., The Corn-Snake.

Viscum &c.; Anguis &c., The Corn-Snake. (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)
Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail.

Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily.

Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Larus major, The Laughing Gull.

Larus major, The Laughing Gull. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea.

Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia Lauri folio, Subtus albicante, The Sweet flowring Bay; Coccothraustes coeruleus, The blew Grosbeak.

Magnolia Lauri folio, Subtus albicante, The Sweet flowring Bay; Coccothraustes coeruleus, The blew Grosbeak. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Prunus maritima racemosa, The Mangrove Grape-Tree; Phalæna Caroliniana &c.

Prunus maritima racemosa, The Mangrove Grape-Tree; Phalæna Caroliniana &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Smilax &c.; Muscicapa cristata, The crested Flycatcher.

Smilax &c.; Muscicapa cristata, The crested Flycatcher. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus Indicus, The Guana; Anona.

Lacertus Indicus, The Guana; Anona. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree.

Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muræna maculata nigra, The Black Muray; Lithophyton &c.

Muræna maculata nigra, The Black Muray; Lithophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover.

Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake.

Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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