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

Title Variants

Translated: Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride, & les isles Bahama

By

Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749

Hartopp, Edmund C., Sir, , former owner

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby ... by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author, at Mr. Bacon's in Hoxton, 1731-43

Notes

Text in English and French in parallel columns.

Vol. 1: [4], xii, 100, [6] p., [102] leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 100, xliv, 20, [8] p., [120] leaves of plates.

Signatures: v. 1: pi² a-c² A-2B²; v. 2: pi1 2B-3C² A-L² *² 2*²(12*2) ²A-²E².

The illustrations were etched by the author from his own drawings and hand colored under his direction. Cf. Preface, v. 1, -. xi-xii.

Title pages printed in red and black; list of subscribers, v. 1, p. [3-4].

Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), | 336

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, | 177

Includes indexes.

Subjects

Bahamas , Natural history , Pictorial works , Pre-Linnean works , Southern States

Call Number

QH41 .C26

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/agr02000176