Mark Catesby - Sciurus Niger, The Black-Squirrel; Calceolus, The Lady’s Slipper.

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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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)
Cancer arenarius, The Sand-Crab; Lithophyton &c.

Cancer arenarius, The Sand-Crab; Lithophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus, The Alligator.

Lacertus, The Alligator. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea alba, The little white Heron; Ketmia &c.

Ardea alba, The little white Heron; Ketmia &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch.

Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana.

Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quercus sempervirens foliis oblongis non sinuatis, Live Oak; Picus maximus crista-tubra, The large red crested Woodpecker.

Quercus sempervirens foliis oblongis non sinuatis, Live Oak; Picus maximus crista-tubra, The large red crested Woodpecker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Testudo &c.; The Loggerhead-Turtle.

Testudo &c.; The Loggerhead-Turtle. (1754)

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

Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper.

Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper. (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)
Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood.

Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker.

Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muræna maculata, The Muray.

Muræna maculata, The Muray. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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