Mark Catesby - The Porgy (Sparus chrysops)

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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Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern.

Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth.

Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Viscum Caryophylloides &c., The Wild Pine; Locusta Caroliniana.

Viscum Caryophylloides &c., The Wild Pine; Locusta Caroliniana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise.

Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.083

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.083 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.010

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.010 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Acacia &c., Frutor [Frutex] foliis oblongis &c.; Vipera caudisona minor, The Small Rattle-Snake.

Acacia &c., Frutor [Frutex] foliis oblongis &c.; Vipera caudisona minor, The Small Rattle-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Smilax &c.; Muscicapa cristata, The crested Flycatcher.

Smilax &c.; Muscicapa cristata, The crested Flycatcher. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Muray (Muraena helena)

The Muray (Muraena helena) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Plumeria &c.; Grandilla &c.

Plumeria &c.; Grandilla &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c. ; Parus fringillaris, The Frinch-Greeper.

Frutex &c. ; Parus fringillaris, The Frinch-Greeper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus viridis Carolinensis, The Green-Lizard of Carolina; Stirax Aceris folio, The Sweet Gum-Tree.

Lacertus viridis Carolinensis, The Green-Lizard of Carolina; Stirax Aceris folio, The Sweet Gum-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Volubilis siliquosa Mexicana plantagini folio, The Vanelloe.

Volubilis siliquosa Mexicana plantagini folio, The Vanelloe. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.038

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.038 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.107

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.107 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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