Mark Catesby - Steuartia; Regulus Cristatus; Vespa Ichneumon.

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

Perca &c., The Croker; Perca rubra &c., The Squirrel. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &c.

Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous.

Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rubecula Americana, The Blue Bird; Smilax non spinola, bumilis Aristolochiæ, baccis rubris.

Rubecula Americana, The Blue Bird; Smilax non spinola, bumilis Aristolochiæ, baccis rubris. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily.

Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Jasminum luteum,The yellow Jessamy; Muscicapa nigrescens, The Blackcap Flycatcher.

Jasminum luteum,The yellow Jessamy; Muscicapa nigrescens, The Blackcap Flycatcher. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Novacula, The Blue Fish.

Novacula, The Blue Fish. (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)
Passer niger, Occulis rubris, The Towhe Bird; Passer fusca, The cow-pen Bird.

Passer niger, Occulis rubris, The Towhe Bird; Passer fusca, The cow-pen Bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron.

Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron. (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)
Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c.

Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Stellaris minima, The small Bittern; Fracinus &c.

Ardea Stellaris minima, The small Bittern; Fracinus &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter minor, The little Hawk.

Accipiter minor, The little Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Bignonia Americana.

Bignonia Americana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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