Mark Catesby - Umbla minor &c., Barracuda; Vulpis Bahamensis.

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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Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree.

Pomifera &c., The Cushew-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum.

Cæcilia Maculata, The Glass-Snake; Chrysanthemum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hortulanus Caroliniensis, The Rice-bird; Oriza, Rice.

Hortulanus Caroliniensis, The Rice-bird; Oriza, Rice. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana Terrestris, The Land-Frog; Sarracena.

Rana Terrestris, The Land-Frog; Sarracena. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head.

Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head. (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)
Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover.

Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover. (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)
Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch.

Hirundo, The Flying FIsh; Perca &c., The Rudder Fish; Perca fluviatilis &c. , The Fresh-Water Pearch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus flavus, The Hog-Fish; Turdus &c., The Shad.

Turdus flavus, The Hog-Fish; Turdus &c., The Shad. (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)
Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c.

Gllinula Americana, The Soree; Gentiana &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus Niger, The Black-Squirrel; Calceolus, The Lady’s Slipper.

Sciurus Niger, The Black-Squirrel; Calceolus, The Lady’s Slipper. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus, The Ground-Squirrel; Cornus, The Mastick Tree.

Sciurus, The Ground-Squirrel; Cornus, The Mastick Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Fringilla Bahamiensis, The Bahama Finch; Bignonia flore coeruleo, The broadleafed Guaiacum with blue flowers.

Fringilla Bahamiensis, The Bahama Finch; Bignonia flore coeruleo, The broadleafed Guaiacum with blue flowers. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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