Catesby Collection

 

Alternative Title

Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle.

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Publisher

Printed for C. Marsh [etc.]

Creation Date

1-1-1754

Abstract

Hawksbill Sea Turtle is pictured on land with its nest. From Volume 2, Plate 39 of Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands.

Keywords

Natural history, Bahamas, Pictorial works, Pre-Linnean works, Southern states, Turtles, Sea turtles, Mark Catesby (1683-1749)

Extent

1 plate

Geographic Location

North Carolina, South Carolina, Bahamas

Physical Collection

Vault

Volume

2

Language

English

Media Type

Plates (Illustrations)

Identifier

C32-00008

Keywords

Natural history, Bahamas, Pictorial works, Pre-Linnean works, Southern states, Turtles, Sea turtles, Mark Catesby (1683-1749)

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No Copyright - United States