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 Little Brown Duck (Anas rustica) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Muray (Muraena helena) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Lane-snapper (Sparus synagris) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Porgy (Sparus chrysops) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Buffel’s Head Duck (Anas bucephala) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Mangrove Snapper (Labrus griseus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Fishing Hawk (Falco haliaetus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Swallow Tail Hawk (Falco furcatus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Little Brown Duck (Anas rustica) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Muray (Muraena helena) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Lane-snapper (Sparus synagris) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Porgy (Sparus chrysops) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Buffel’s Head Duck (Anas bucephala) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Mangrove Snapper (Labrus griseus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)