Mark Catesby - Vipera Fusca, The Brown-Viper; Arum &c.

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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Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c., The Hiccory Tree; The Pig-nut; Coccothraustes ruber, The red Bird.

Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c., The Hiccory Tree; The Pig-nut; Coccothraustes ruber, The red Bird. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Testudo &c.; The Loggerhead-Turtle.

Testudo &c.; The Loggerhead-Turtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis annulatus &c., The Chain-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak.

The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk.

Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anas minor, The little brown Duck.

Anas minor, The little brown Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Umbla minor &c., Barracuda; Vulpis Bahamensis.

Umbla minor &c., Barracuda; Vulpis Bahamensis. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The four-eye’d Night Butterfly.

The four-eye’d Night Butterfly. (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)
Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth.

Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake.

Apocynum &c.; Angis viridis maculatus, The Green-Spotted Snake. (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)
Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &c.

Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ispida &c., The King-Fisher; Myrtus &c., The narrow-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle.

Ispida &c., The King-Fisher; Myrtus &c., The narrow-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree.

Fringilla purpurea, The Purple Finch; Tupelo Arbor &c., The Tupelo Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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