Mark Catesby - The Vanelloe (Epidendrum Vanilla)

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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Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.064

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.064 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Oyster-catcher (Hoematopus ostralegus)

The Oyster-catcher (Hoematopus ostralegus) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Novacula, The Blue Fish.

Novacula, The Blue Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.098

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.098 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)

Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.062

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.062 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.046

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.046 (1777)

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

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anthea, The Mutton-Fish.

Anthea, The Mutton-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Round Crested Duck (Mergus cucullatus)

The Round Crested Duck (Mergus cucullatus) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana maxima, The Bull-Frog; Helleborena, The Lady’s Slipper of Pennsylvania.

Rana maxima, The Bull-Frog; Helleborena, The Lady’s Slipper of Pennsylvania. (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)
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)
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)
Ruticilla Americana, The Red-Start; Juglans Nigra, The Black Walnut.

Ruticilla Americana, The Red-Start; Juglans Nigra, The Black Walnut. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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