Mark Catesby - The Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus)

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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Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.088

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.088 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Buffel’s Head Duck (Anas bucephala)

The Buffel’s Head Duck (Anas bucephala) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hortulanus Caroliniensis, The Rice-bird; Oriza, Rice.

Hortulanus Caroliniensis, The Rice-bird; Oriza, Rice. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus minimus, The little Thruth; Agrifolium Carolinense, foliis dentatis baccis rubris, The Dahoon Holly.

Turdus minimus, The little Thruth; Agrifolium Carolinense, foliis dentatis baccis rubris, The Dahoon Holly. (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)
Arbor Populi &c.; Harengus &c., The Pilchard.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.046

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.046 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Icterus minor, The basterd Baltimore Bird; Bignonia Urusu foliis &c., The Catalpah Tree.

Icterus minor, The basterd Baltimore Bird; Bignonia Urusu foliis &c., The Catalpah Tree. (1754)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth.

Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.008

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.008 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Fishing Hawk (Falco haliaetus)

The Fishing Hawk (Falco haliaetus) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pole Cat (Viverra putorius)

The Pole Cat (Viverra putorius) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Smilax &c. ; Hirundo Purpurea, The Purple Martin.

Smilax &c. ; Hirundo Purpurea, The Purple Martin. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c.

Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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