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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Anguis viridis, The Green-Snake; Cassena &c.

Anguis viridis, The Green-Snake; Cassena &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo.

Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
1. The largest crested Heron; 2. The Spotted Eft; 3. The Chego; 4. Scarabæus &c.; 5. The Cockroach

1. The largest crested Heron; 2. The Spotted Eft; 3. The Chego; 4. Scarabæus &c.; 5. The Cockroach (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)
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)
Frutex aquaticus &c.; Acus &c.,The green Gar-Fish.

Frutex aquaticus &c.; Acus &c.,The green Gar-Fish. (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)
Hæmatopus, The Oyster Catcher.

Hæmatopus, The Oyster Catcher. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew.

Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Larus major, The Laughing Gull.

Larus major, The Laughing Gull. (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)
Quercus Castanea foliis, procera Arbor Virginiana, Chesnut Oak; Picus carius major, alis aureis, The golden Winged Woodpecker.

Quercus Castanea foliis, procera Arbor Virginiana, Chesnut Oak; Picus carius major, alis aureis, The golden Winged Woodpecker. (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)
An Acarauna &c., The Angel-Fish.

An Acarauna &c., The Angel-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern.

Ardea Stellaris, The brown Bittern. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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