Mark Catesby - The Sole (Solea lunata & c)

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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Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk.

Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker.

Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk.

Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth.

Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle.

The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.076

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.076 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper.

Arbor Foliis &c.; Vipera Nigra &c., The Black-Viper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus, The Ground-Squirrel; Cornus, The Mastick Tree.

Sciurus, The Ground-Squirrel; Cornus, The Mastick Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.001

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.001 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake. (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)
Anas minor, The little brown Duck.

Anas minor, The little brown Duck. (1754)

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.013

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.013 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.008

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.008 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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