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Mark Catesby had inherited his late father's fortune after graduation and moved with his sister to Williamsburg, Virginia. The reason for this move was probably the fever that had gripped the scientist with regard to the flora and fauna of America. Exploring the plant world was not just about discovery and scientific description. The absolutely exact illustration of the plant parts was of an equally great importance. Mark Catesby collected and sent his treasures to a collector in London. His drawings, however, he did not give out of his hand. In his opinion, the danger was too great that an unsophisticated artist would falsify his observations. Mark Catesby learned the technique of copperplate printing and transferred his scientific findings to the copper plates with his own hands. Little by little, Catesby developed an artistic flair. Works that had been filled in all over became works of art with a background and elements that determined the picture. The plants and animals became the focus of attention and the natural scientist became an artist of Botanical Art. For his first collection on the fauna and flora of North America, Catesby produced over 220 etchings, some of which were hand-colored.
The botanist maintained ties with his homeland. Catesby became a member of the Royal Society and found patrons in this elite circle who provided him with the financial means for further travel. Catesby traveled the east coast of America and the Caribbean. His furthest journey took Catesby to the West Indies. He sent his collections to Hans Sloane, a collector whose extensive herbarium formed the basis of the British Museum's collection. With his experience, Catesby developed a perfect pictorial style and created unique art alongside his outstanding research.
The theologian and naturalist John Ray is considered the father of English botany. Ray observed animals and plants with a special devotion. John Ray was a close friend of the Catesby family, who, like the theologian, had their centre of life in Essex, England. John Ray's thirst for knowledge and research had a great influence on the son of the house. Mark Catesby could not resist the subject and studied natural history in London. In the 18th century the British Crown was in possession of some colonies in America. Particularly on the east coast of the country there were lands claimed by the United Kingdom. A period of emigration began. The reasons were many and varied. People who were persecuted because of their political opinions or religious affiliations sought protection in the colonies. But poverty or economic hardship also forced many Europeans to seek happiness on the other side of the great ocean. With colonization, a lively exchange of plants among botanists began. Especially British plant hunters of the time were obsessed with the idea of owning foreign plants and displaying them in their gardens.
Mark Catesby had inherited his late father's fortune after graduation and moved with his sister to Williamsburg, Virginia. The reason for this move was probably the fever that had gripped the scientist with regard to the flora and fauna of America. Exploring the plant world was not just about discovery and scientific description. The absolutely exact illustration of the plant parts was of an equally great importance. Mark Catesby collected and sent his treasures to a collector in London. His drawings, however, he did not give out of his hand. In his opinion, the danger was too great that an unsophisticated artist would falsify his observations. Mark Catesby learned the technique of copperplate printing and transferred his scientific findings to the copper plates with his own hands. Little by little, Catesby developed an artistic flair. Works that had been filled in all over became works of art with a background and elements that determined the picture. The plants and animals became the focus of attention and the natural scientist became an artist of Botanical Art. For his first collection on the fauna and flora of North America, Catesby produced over 220 etchings, some of which were hand-colored.
The botanist maintained ties with his homeland. Catesby became a member of the Royal Society and found patrons in this elite circle who provided him with the financial means for further travel. Catesby traveled the east coast of America and the Caribbean. His furthest journey took Catesby to the West Indies. He sent his collections to Hans Sloane, a collector whose extensive herbarium formed the basis of the British Museum's collection. With his experience, Catesby developed a perfect pictorial style and created unique art alongside his outstanding research.
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.jpg "Dogwood: Cornus florida, and Mocking Bird from the Natural History of Carolina by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Red-Bellied Woodpecker and the Hairy Woodpecker by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The largest white-bill Woodpecker, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Pigeon Plum and a Great Horned Caterpillar by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1239727).jpg "The Guana (Lacerta Iguana) by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The red Curlew, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Parrot of Paradise, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, 1731 by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1241014).jpg "The Ribbon Snake by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The red-headed Woodpecker by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The gold-winged Woodpecker by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1255413).jpg "The Yellow and Black Pye by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Wood Pelican, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1244577).jpg "Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans) by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1254556).jpg "The Loggerhead Turtle (Testudo Cavanna) by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1254727).jpg "The Coach-whip Snake by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "A Map of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Razor-billed Black-bird of Jamaica by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Whip-Poor-Will, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1229289).jpg "The Rock Fish by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1228644).jpg "The Yellow Titmouse (Motacilla trochilus) by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Swallow-tail Hawk, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Boladora, A flying fish by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Centipede Scolopendra Morsitans by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The painted Finch, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Parrot of Paradise by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Kingfisher by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Laughing Gull, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Drawings of Two Fish, from an")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1228932).jpg "The Little Brown Duck (Anas rustica) by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Bahama Finch by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The blue Heron by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1248684).jpg "The Green Lizard of Jamaica by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The American Partridge by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1252110).jpg "The Round Crested Duck by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Goat-Sucker of Carolina by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Cat Fish Silurus catus by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1240901).jpg "The Pole Cat by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Anguis, the Wampum Snake, Plate 58, Vol. 1 from the")
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.jpg "Plumeria obtusa L. Singapore Frangipani by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The little Hawk, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Laurel Tree by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Viper Caudison Snake, Rattlesnake, Plate 41, Vol. 1, from the")
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.jpg "The Parrot of Carolina, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Fishing Hawk by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Little Owl, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1229323).jpg "The Swallow Tail Hawk by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Little Brown Duck by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Chatterer, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Wood Pelican Tantalus Loculator, published 1731-1743 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Turkey Buzzard, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Ground Dove by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The White Curlew by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Loggerhead Turtle Testudo Cavanna by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1250420).jpg "The Red Mottled Rock-crab by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1229447).jpg "The Mangrove Snapper (Labrus griseus) by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Yellow Breasted Chat, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Viper-mouth Silurus cataphractus, published 1731-1743 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Yellow-Rump, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Golden-crested Wren by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Chrysanthemum &c by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Soree by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Finch-Creeper, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1242337).jpg "Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans) by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1249698).jpg "The Green Lizard of Jamaica by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1229063).jpg "Cross-vine (Bignonia capreolata) by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1251184).jpg "The Red Clawed Crab (Cancer erythropus) by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Summer Duck, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Pole Cat Viverra putorius, published 1731-1743 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Blue Gross-beak by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1256633).jpg "The Vanelloe by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1228747).jpg "The Fishing Hawk by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Cross-vine Bignonia capreolata, published 1754 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Tropick Bird. The Storm-Finck or Pittrel by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The small Bittern, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Sole by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Coach-whip Snake Coluber flagellum by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1247015).jpg "The Glass Snake by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "A fish. by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Largest Crested Heron, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Lark by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Lane-snapper Sparus synagris by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "Red Frangipanni Plumeria rubra by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Green Lizard of Jamaica Lacerta bullaris, published 1731-1743 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Parrot of Paradise of Cuba, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1229165).jpg "The Cat Fish by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Red Bird by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Java Hare by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Yellow Titmouse, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Blue-wing Teal by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The crested Bittern by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Purple Martin by Mark Catesby")
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.jpg "The Round Crested Duck by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1250196).jpg "The Croker by Mark Catesby")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1228803).jpg "The Crested Flycatcher (Muscicapa cristata) by Mark Catesby")
.jpg "The Crested Flycatcher Muscicapa cristata, Published 1754 by Mark Catesby")
.jpg "The Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker. The Smallest Spotted Woodpecker, 1749-73 by Mark Catesby")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1250337).jpg "The Hog-nose Snake by Mark Catesby")