Mark Catesby - Solea lunata &c., The Sole.

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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Mormijrus &c., The Bone-Fish.

Mormijrus &c., The Bone-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus viridis Jamaicensis, The Green-Lizard of Jamaica; Lignum Campechianum, Logwood.

Lacertus viridis Jamaicensis, The Green-Lizard of Jamaica; Lignum Campechianum, Logwood. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana Aquatica, The Water-Frog; Sarracena.

Rana Aquatica, The Water-Frog; Sarracena. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch.

Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c.

Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew.

Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew. (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)
Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake.

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

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew.

Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cancer Chelis Rubris, The res-claw Crab; Titanokeratophyton &c.

Cancer Chelis Rubris, The res-claw Crab; Titanokeratophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
1. The largest crested Heron; 2. The Spotted Eft; 3. The Chego; 4. Scarabæus &c.; 5. The Cockroach

1. The largest crested Heron; 2. The Spotted Eft; 3. The Chego; 4. Scarabæus &c.; 5. The Cockroach (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anas minor, The little brown Duck.

Anas minor, The little brown Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Helleborine Lily folio, The Lilly-leaf’s Hellebore; Parus Uropygeo luteo, The Yellow-rump; Apocynum Scandens, Dogs-bane.

Helleborine Lily folio, The Lilly-leaf’s Hellebore; Parus Uropygeo luteo, The Yellow-rump; Apocynum Scandens, Dogs-bane. (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)
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