Title
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
Innys, William, 1756
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Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St. Paul's, by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author, at Mr. Bacon's in Hoxton, MDCCXXXI-MDCCXXXXIII [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].
Vol. 2, p. 59 numbered 56.
Vol. 2: p. 80 incorrectly numbered 62; p. 62 incorrectly numbered 80.
Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), | 336
Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, | 177
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Bahamas
,
Early works
,
Illustrated works
,
Natural history
,
Pictorial works
,
Pre-Linnean works
,
Southern States
Call Number
QH41 .C26
Language
English
Identifiers
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/agr02000176
NAL:
QH41 .C37 1731
OCLC:
65978991
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