The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants ... 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 perfixed a new and correct map of the countries treated of / by Mark Catesby ... = Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride, & les Isles Bahama: contenant les desseins des oiseaux, animaux, poissons, serpents, insectes, & plantes. ... Avec leur descriptions en françois & en anglois. A quoi on a adjouté, des observations sur l'air, le sol, & les eaux, avec des remarques sur l'agriculture, les grains, les legumes, les racines, &c. Le tout est precedé d'une carte nouvelle & exacte des païs dont il s'agist / par Marc Catesby. ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749.

Contributor:

Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Pre-Linnean works.

Natural history.

Natural history--Southern States.

Southern States.

Natural history--Pictorial works.

Bahamas.

Natural history--Bahamas.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : color illustrations, color map ; 54 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride, & les Isles Bahama.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed at the expence of the author: and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby ... by Mr. Hauksbee ... and by the author ..., 1731-1743.

Notes:

English and French in parallel columns.

Vol. 2 has imprint: 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 Huxton, M,DCC,XLIII.

Vol. 1: [2], xii, 100, 20, [2] p. (p. [2] of 1st group and [1] of last group blank), [120] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 100, xliv, [6] p. (p. [2] of 1st group blank), [101] leaves of plates (leaf [101] folded).

Decorated initials throughout text; some decorated borders and tail-pieces.

"The figures were etched by himself from his own paintings, and the colored copies executed under his inspection."--Appleton's cyclopedia of Amer. biog., v. 1, p. 557.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: v.2, pl. 59, pl. 61; App, pl. 1,3,5,6,9,12,16,18 and 20 wanting.

Related Work:

Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride, & les Isles Bahama.

OCLC:

82763413