
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 Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Yellow Titmouse (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Coach-whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Finch Creeper (Parus americanus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Wood Pelican (Tantalus Loculator) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Land-crab (Cancer ruricola) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Round Crested Duck (Mergus cucullatus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Grey Fox Squirrel (Sciurus cinereus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)

The Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Yellow Titmouse (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Coach-whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Finch Creeper (Parus americanus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Wood Pelican (Tantalus Loculator) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)

The Land-crab (Cancer ruricola) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)