Mark Catesby - The Rock Fish (Perca venenosa)

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 cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c.

Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Vipera Aquatica,The Water-Viper.

Frutex &c.; Vipera Aquatica,The Water-Viper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Carduelis Americanus, The American Goldfinch; Acacia abruoe foliis &c., Acacia.

Carduelis Americanus, The American Goldfinch; Acacia abruoe foliis &c., Acacia. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.003

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.003 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew.

Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rubicilla minor nigra, The little black Bullfinch; Amelanchier &c., The Fringe Tree.

Rubicilla minor nigra, The little black Bullfinch; Amelanchier &c., The Fringe Tree. (1754)

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

The Finch Creeper (Parus americanus) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.086

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.086 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum.

Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Logger-head Turtle (Testudo Cavanna)

The Logger-head Turtle (Testudo Cavanna) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Red Winged Starling (Oriolus phoeniceus)

The Red Winged Starling (Oriolus phoeniceus) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant.

Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.030

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.030 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Red Legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus)

The Red Legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal.

Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)