About the Artist
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.
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Grey Fox Squirrel (Sciurus cinereus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Booby (Pelecanus Sula) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pilchard (Argentina carolina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Red Winged Starling (Oriolus phoeniceus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Purple Martin (Hirundo purpurea) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Hooping Crane (Ardea Americana) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Green Lizard of Jamaica (Lacerta bullaris) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Oyster-catcher (Hoematopus ostralegus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Grey Fox Squirrel (Sciurus cinereus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Booby (Pelecanus Sula) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pilchard (Argentina carolina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Red Winged Starling (Oriolus phoeniceus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Purple Martin (Hirundo purpurea) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Hooping Crane (Ardea Americana) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)