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Mark Catesby was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World. Between 1729 and 1747, Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants.

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Mark Catesby

English naturalist, painter and etcher (1683–1749)

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About Mark Catesby

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Occupation: botanist, ornithologist, illustrator, painter
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: March 24, 1683
Died: December 23, 1749

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