Mark Catesby - The Barracuda (Esox barracuda)

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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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)
Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous.

Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red Wing’d Starling. The broad leaved candle-berry Myrtle.

The red Wing’d Starling. The broad leaved candle-berry Myrtle. (1727-1731)

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)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.096

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.096 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muræna maculata, The Muray.

Muræna maculata, The Muray. (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)
Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea.

Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Land Frog (Rana)

The Land Frog (Rana) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Blue Winged Shoveler (Anas clypeata foemina)

The Blue Winged Shoveler (Anas clypeata foemina) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.002

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.002 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus luteus, The Yellow Titmous; Laurus Carolinensis, The Red Bay.

Parus luteus, The Yellow Titmous; Laurus Carolinensis, The Red Bay. (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)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.036

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.036 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.074

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.074 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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