About the Artist
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.
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Round Crested Duck (Mergus cucullatus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Coach-whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Ground Dove (Columba passerina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cross-vine (Bignonia capreolata) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Glass Snake (Anguis ventralis) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Fishing Hawk (Falco haliaetus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Red Clawed Crab (Cancer erythropus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Round Crested Duck (Mergus cucullatus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Coach-whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Ground Dove (Columba passerina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cross-vine (Bignonia capreolata) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Glass Snake (Anguis ventralis) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)