Mark Catesby - Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle.

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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Plumeria &c.; Grandilla &c.

Plumeria &c.; Grandilla &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum.

Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal.

Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hirundo cauda aculeata Americana, The American Swallow; Lilium angustifolium flore rubro singulari.

Hirundo cauda aculeata Americana, The American Swallow; Lilium angustifolium flore rubro singulari. (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)
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)
Frutex aquaticus &c.; Acus &c.,The green Gar-Fish.

Frutex aquaticus &c.; Acus &c.,The green Gar-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana maxima, The Bull-Frog; Helleborena, The Lady’s Slipper of Pennsylvania.

Rana maxima, The Bull-Frog; Helleborena, The Lady’s Slipper of Pennsylvania. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus griseus, The Lion-Lizard; Viscum.

Lacertus griseus, The Lion-Lizard; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker; The smallest spotted Woodpecker; White Oak; The White Oak with sharp notches.

The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker; The smallest spotted Woodpecker; White Oak; The White Oak with sharp notches. (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)
Arbor Populi &c.; Harengus &c., The Pilchard.

Arbor Populi &c.; Harengus &c., The Pilchard. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet.

Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet. (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)
Sitta capite nigro, The Nuthatch; Luercus humilior, The Highland Willow Oak; Sitta capite fusco, The Small Nuthatch.

Sitta capite nigro, The Nuthatch; Luercus humilior, The Highland Willow Oak; Sitta capite fusco, The Small Nuthatch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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