Mark Catesby - Smilax &c. ; Hirundo Purpurea, The Purple Martin.

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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Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant.

Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant. (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)
Monedula Tota nigra, The Razor-billed Black-bird of Jamaica; Calceolus &c.

Monedula Tota nigra, The Razor-billed Black-bird of Jamaica; Calceolus &c. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous.

Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Smilax loevis Lauri folio non Serrato, baccis nigris, The Bay-leaved Smilax ; Pica cristata carulea, The crested Jay.

Smilax loevis Lauri folio non Serrato, baccis nigris, The Bay-leaved Smilax ; Pica cristata carulea, The crested Jay. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cerasus &c., Pigeon-Plum; Eruca maxima cornuta, The great horned Caterpillar.

Cerasus &c., Pigeon-Plum; Eruca maxima cornuta, The great horned Caterpillar. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Monedula purpurea, The purple Jackdaw.

Monedula purpurea, The purple Jackdaw. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Platinus Occidentalis, The Western Plane-Tree; Muscicapa Rubra, The Summer Redbird.

Platinus Occidentalis, The Western Plane-Tree; Muscicapa Rubra, The Summer Redbird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Papilio caudatus Carolinianus.

Frutex &c.; Papilio caudatus Carolinianus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mergus

Mergus (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex Corni foliis &c.; Garullus Carolinensis, The Chatterer.

Frutex Corni foliis &c.; Garullus Carolinensis, The Chatterer. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake.

Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Viscum &c.; Anguis &c., The Corn-Snake.

Viscum &c.; Anguis &c., The Corn-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mellivora &c. , The Humming-bird; Bignonia &c., The Trumpet-Flower.

Mellivora &c. , The Humming-bird; Bignonia &c., The Trumpet-Flower. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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