Mark Catesby - The Sole (Pleuronectes lunatus)

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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Chrysanthemum &c.; Anas Bahamensis, The Ilathera Duck.

Chrysanthemum &c.; Anas Bahamensis, The Ilathera Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps)

The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily.

Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Convolvulus &c., The Virginian Potato; Anguis &c., The Bead-Snake.

Convolvulus &c., The Virginian Potato; Anguis &c., The Bead-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat.

Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree.

Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pseudo-Santalum croceum, Brasiletto; Flos Passionis &c.; Anguis gracilis maculatus, The Spotted Ribbon-Snake.

Pseudo-Santalum croceum, Brasiletto; Flos Passionis &c.; Anguis gracilis maculatus, The Spotted Ribbon-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.011

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.011 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rubecula Americana, The Blue Bird; Smilax non spinola, bumilis Aristolochiæ, baccis rubris.

Rubecula Americana, The Blue Bird; Smilax non spinola, bumilis Aristolochiæ, baccis rubris. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.040

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.040 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail.

Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk.

Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush.

Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Yellow and Black Pye (Oriolus Icterus)

The Yellow and Black Pye (Oriolus Icterus) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.029

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.029 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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