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 Fishing Hawk (Falco haliaetus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Bahama Coney (Mus Monax) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Hooping Crane (Ardea Americana) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Rock Fish (Perca venenosa) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Booby (Pelecanus Sula) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Mangrove Snapper (Labrus griseus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Porgy (Sparus chrysops) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Viper-mouth (Silurus cataphractus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Fishing Hawk (Falco haliaetus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Bahama Coney (Mus Monax) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Hooping Crane (Ardea Americana) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Rock Fish (Perca venenosa) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Booby (Pelecanus Sula) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Mangrove Snapper (Labrus griseus) (1754)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)