Mark Catesby - The Round Crested Duck (Mergus cucullatus)

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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Caput Phoenicopteri, The Bill of the Flamingo in its full dimensions; Keratophyton &c.

Caput Phoenicopteri, The Bill of the Flamingo in its full dimensions; Keratophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet.

Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quercus Castanea foliis, procera Arbor Virginiana, Chesnut Oak; Picus carius major, alis aureis, The golden Winged Woodpecker.

Quercus Castanea foliis, procera Arbor Virginiana, Chesnut Oak; Picus carius major, alis aureis, The golden Winged Woodpecker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.065

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.065 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c.

Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake.

Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.028

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.028 (1777)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.007

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.007 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata.

Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Yellow Titmouse

The Yellow Titmouse (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anseri Bassano affinis fusca avis, The Booby.

Anseri Bassano affinis fusca avis, The Booby. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum.

Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.022

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.022 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Passer Nivaluis, The Snow-bird; Orobanche Virginiana &c. Broom-rape; Fungoides capitulo intorto, Toad-stool.

Passer Nivaluis, The Snow-bird; Orobanche Virginiana &c. Broom-rape; Fungoides capitulo intorto, Toad-stool. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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