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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Plants: Particularly Those Not Hitherto Described, Or Incorrectly Figured by Former Authors, with Their Descriptions in English and French. To which is Prefixed, a New and Correct Map of the Countries; with Observations on Their Natural State, Inhabitants, and Productions. By the Late Mark Catesby, F.R.S. Revised by Mr. Edwards, of the Royal College of Physicians, London. To the Whole is Now Added a Linnaean Index of the Animals and Plants. Volume the First [- Second]. Histoire Naturelle de la Caroline, de la Floride, Et Des Isles de Bahama: Contenant Les Desseins Des Oiseaux, Des Quadrupedes, Des Poissons, Des Serpens, Des Insectes, & Des Plantes, Qui Se Trouvent Dans Ces Pays-là; Et en Particulier, de Ceux Qui N'ont Point Été Decrits, Jusqu' À Present Par Les Auteurs, Ou Peu Exactement Dessinés. Avec Leur Descriptions en François & en Anglois. On Trouve Au Commencement Une Carte de Ces Pays, Avec Des Remarques Sur Leur Etat Naturel, Leurs Habitans, & Leurs Productions ... On Y a Ajouté Une Table Selon Le Systeme de Linnaeus

Mark Catesby

Published: 1771

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Provides descriptions of all works in French that touch on the original thirteen British North American colonies and the U.S. through 1815. Each of the over 3,000 entries includes a complete title transcription, a pagination statement, notes, and locations of copies.
In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683–1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven-year stay, he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several Fellows of the Royal Society sponsored his return to North America. There Catesby cataloged the flora and fauna of the Carolinas and the Bahamas by gathering seeds and specimens, compiling notes, and making watercolor sketches. Going home to England after five years, he began the twenty-year task of writing, etching, and publishing his monumental The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. Mark Catesby was a man of exceptional courage and determination combined with insatiable curiosity and multiple talents. Nevertheless no portrait of him is known. The international contributors to this volume review Catesby’s biography alongside the historical and scientific significance of his work. Ultimately, this lavishly illustrated volume advances knowledge of Catesby’s explorations, collections, artwork, and publications in order to reassess his importance within the pantheon of early naturalists.
Excerpt from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1: Histoire Naturelle De La Caroline, De La Floride, Et Des Isles De Bahama As there is a greater Variety of the feather'd Kind than of any other Animals (at leaf'c to be come at) and as they excel in the Beauty of their Colours, and have a nearer relation to the Plants of which they feed on and frequent I was induced chiefly (fo far as I could) to compleat an Account of them, rather than to defcribe promifcuoufly, Infeé'ts and other Animals; by which I mull have omitted many of the Birds (for I had not Time to do all} by which method I believe very few Birds have efcaped my knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.