About the Artist
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.
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Hog-nose Snake (Boa contortrix) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Oyster-catcher (Hoematopus ostralegus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pilchard (Argentina carolina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Little Brown Duck (Anas rustica) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Barracuda (Esox barracuda) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Hawks-bill Turtle (Testudo caretta) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Coach-whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Soree (Rallus Virginianus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Hog-nose Snake (Boa contortrix) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Oyster-catcher (Hoematopus ostralegus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Pilchard (Argentina carolina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Little Brown Duck (Anas rustica) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Barracuda (Esox barracuda) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Hawks-bill Turtle (Testudo caretta) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)