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 Sole (Solea lunata & c) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Yellow-breasted Chat (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Purple Martin (Hirundo purpurea) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Viper-mouth (Silurus cataphractus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Guana (Lacerta Iguana) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Booby (Pelecanus Sula) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Rice-bird (Emberiza oryzivora) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Sole (Solea lunata & c) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Yellow-breasted Chat (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Purple Martin (Hirundo purpurea) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Viper-mouth (Silurus cataphractus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Guana (Lacerta Iguana) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)