Mark Catesby - Turdus Rhomboidalis, The Tang; Turdus &c., The Yellow Fish.

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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Bignonia Americana.

Bignonia Americana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c.

Anser Canadensis, The Canada Goose; Chrysanthemum &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ornithogalum liteum &c., The Little yellow Star-Flower; Alauda Magna, The large Lark.

Ornithogalum liteum &c., The Little yellow Star-Flower; Alauda Magna, The large Lark. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Carduelis Americanus, The American Goldfinch; Acacia abruoe foliis &c., Acacia.

Carduelis Americanus, The American Goldfinch; Acacia abruoe foliis &c., Acacia. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper.

Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick.

Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c.

Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Buteo Specie gallo pavonis, The Turkey Buzzard.

Buteo Specie gallo pavonis, The Turkey Buzzard. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Suillus, The great Hog-Fish.

Suillus, The great Hog-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Unicornis piscis, The Bahama Unicorn-Fish; The form of a Tooth.

Unicornis piscis, The Bahama Unicorn-Fish; The form of a Tooth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Viscum radice bulbosa; Viscum Caryophylloïdes &c.; Papillio &c.

Viscum radice bulbosa; Viscum Caryophylloïdes &c.; Papillio &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Mahogany Tree

The Mahogany Tree (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lacertus cauda cærulea, The Blue-Tail Lizard; Anona &c.

Lacertus cauda cærulea, The Blue-Tail Lizard; Anona &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cancer arenarius, The Sand-Crab; Lithophyton &c.

Cancer arenarius, The Sand-Crab; Lithophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum.

Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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