Single Leaf From National History of Carolina, Florida, and The Bahama Islands
London: W. I. N. N. Y. S. & R. Mamby, 1731. This single leaf measures approximately 19.37" x 13.5" and contains pages 43 & 44. Written in Latin and German.
This single leaf from National History of Carolina, Florida, and The Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby is in goof condition. Moderate sunning around edges. Minor foxing to both sides.
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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Inventory #(O1-51). Item #5544
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