Mark Catesby - Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper.

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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Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle.

Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lychnis &c.; Anguis flagelli formis,The Coach-whip Snake.

Lychnis &c.; Anguis flagelli formis,The Coach-whip Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea.

Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Salpa &c., The Lane-Snapper; Petimbuabo Brasil, The Tobaccopipe-Fish.

Salpa &c., The Lane-Snapper; Petimbuabo Brasil, The Tobaccopipe-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl.

Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood.

Coccothraustes purpurea, The purple Gross-beak; Toxicodendron foliis alatis &c., The Poison -Wood. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c.

Ardea Stellaris cristata Americana, The crested Bittern; Lobelia &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth.

Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth. (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)
The Mahogany Tree

The Mahogany Tree (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree.

Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mormijrus &c., The Bone-Fish.

Mormijrus &c., The Bone-Fish. (1754)

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)
Magnolia altissima, The Laurel-Tree of Carolina.

Magnolia altissima, The Laurel-Tree of Carolina. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia Lauri folio, Subtus albicante, The Sweet flowring Bay; Coccothraustes coeruleus, The blew Grosbeak.

Magnolia Lauri folio, Subtus albicante, The Sweet flowring Bay; Coccothraustes coeruleus, The blew Grosbeak. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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