Mark Catesby - The Green Lizard of Jamaica (Lacerta bullaris)

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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Accipiter minor, The little Hawk.

Accipiter minor, The little Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Testudo marina viridis, The Green-Turtle.

Testudo marina viridis, The Green-Turtle. (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)
The Logger-head Turtle (Testudo Cavanna)

The Logger-head Turtle (Testudo Cavanna) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Solea lunata &c., The Sole.

Solea lunata &c., The Sole. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Testudo &c.; The Loggerhead-Turtle.

Testudo &c.; The Loggerhead-Turtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk.

Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern.

Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Cat Fish (Silurus catus)

The Cat Fish (Silurus catus) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily.

Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c.

Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c. (1754)

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

The Land Frog (Rana) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)

Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.004

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.004 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew.

Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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