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

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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Oenanthe Americana, The yellow breasted Chat; Solanum &c.

Oenanthe Americana, The yellow breasted Chat; Solanum &c. (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)
Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew.

Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed.

Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Calyculato &c., Winter’s Bark; Anguis gracilis fuscus, The Ribbon-Snake.

Calyculato &c., Winter’s Bark; Anguis gracilis fuscus, The Ribbon-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina.

Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quercus Esculi divisura, foliis amplioribus aculeatis, Red Oak; Palumbus Migratorius, The Pigeon of Passage.

Quercus Esculi divisura, foliis amplioribus aculeatis, Red Oak; Palumbus Migratorius, The Pigeon of Passage. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth.

Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo.

Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo. (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)
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)
Acacia foliis amplioribus; Papilio diurna, prima, omnium maxima.

Acacia foliis amplioribus; Papilio diurna, prima, omnium maxima. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Croker; Perca rubra &c., The Squirrel.

Perca &c., The Croker; Perca rubra &c., The Squirrel. (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)
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