
Catesby Collection
Selected plates from Mark Catesby's Catesby, Mark, and George Edwards. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Plants : Particularly the Forest-Trees, Shrubs, and Other Plants, Not Hitherto Described, or Very Incorrectly Figured by Authors : Together with Their Descriptions in English and French : to Which Are Added, Observations on the Air, Soil, and Waters : with Remarks Upon Agriculture, Grain, Pulse, Roots, &c. : to the Whole Is Prefixed a New and Correct Map of the Countries Treated of. London: Printed for Charles Marsh ... Thomas Wilcox ... and Benjamin Stichall, 1754. Print.
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Althea [Alcea] Floridana, The Loblolly-Bay; Avis Tricolor, The Painted Finch Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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A map of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands with the Adjascent Parts Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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An Acarauna &c., The Angel-Fish Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise. Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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Magnolia altissima, The Laurel-Tree of Carolina Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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Phoenicopterus Bahamensis, The Flamingo; Keratophiton &c. Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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Quercus Anpotius, Ilex Marilandica folio longo angusto salicis, Willow Oak; Picus Maximus rostro Albo, Largest White-Billed Wood-pecker. Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands:containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....
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Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle. Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. ...To which are added, observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c....