Mark Catesby

Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) 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.

Mark Catesby

FRS
Born(1683-03-24)24 March 1683
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Died23 December 1749(1749-12-23) (aged 66)
London, England
Known forNatural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
SpouseElizabeth Rowland
ChildrenSix (at least)
Parents
  • John Catesby (father)
  • Elizabeth Jekyll (mother)
Scientific career
FieldsNaturalist (both flora and fauna) and artist
PatronsPeter Collinson
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