Mark Catesby - The Glass Snake (Anguis ventralis)

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.077

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.077 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Ribbon Snake (Coluber saurita)

The Ribbon Snake (Coluber saurita) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Plumeria

Plumeria (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.039

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.039 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
An Thymelæa foliis obtusis; Anseri Bassano &c., The Great Booby.

An Thymelæa foliis obtusis; Anseri Bassano &c., The Great Booby. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab

Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.098

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.098 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus.

Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.060

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.060 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.013

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.013 (1777)

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)
Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake. (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)
Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed.

Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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