Mark Catesby - The Land-crab (Cancer ruricola)

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.014

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.014 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Bahama Coney (Mus Monax)

The Bahama Coney (Mus Monax) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Gentiana, The Indian Pink; Vulpis, The Grey Fox.

Gentiana, The Indian Pink; Vulpis, The Grey Fox. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c.

Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.050

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.050 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c., The Hiccory Tree; The Pig-nut; Coccothraustes ruber, The red Bird.

Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c., The Hiccory Tree; The Pig-nut; Coccothraustes ruber, The red Bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muscicapa fusca, the little brown Flycatcher; Muscicapa oculis rubris, The red Eyed Flycatcher; Arbor Lauri fol. &c.

Muscicapa fusca, the little brown Flycatcher; Muscicapa oculis rubris, The red Eyed Flycatcher; Arbor Lauri fol. &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cacao Arbor, The Cacao-Tree.

Cacao Arbor, The Cacao-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth.

Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth. (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)
Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch.

Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth.

Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus Americanus lutescens, The Pine-creeper; Ligustrum Lauri folio, The puple-berried Bay.

Parus Americanus lutescens, The Pine-creeper; Ligustrum Lauri folio, The puple-berried Bay. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hirundo cauda aculeata Americana, The American Swallow; Lilium angustifolium flore rubro singulari.

Hirundo cauda aculeata Americana, The American Swallow; Lilium angustifolium flore rubro singulari. (1754)

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

Testudo marina viridis, The Green-Turtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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