The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants: particularly the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. 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 prefixed 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. Et en particulier, des arbres des forets, arbrisseaux, & autres plantes, qui n'ont point été decrits, jusques à present par les auteurs, ou peu exactement dessinés. 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.
A hand-colored engraved plate from a natural history book shows a large black woodpecker with a red crest and pale bill clinging to a dark tree trunk. Its pale wing, white neck stripe, and a branch of narrow leaves and round seed pods fill the page beside printed text and wide cream margins.
- Artist
- Mark Catesby
- Date
- 1731-1743
- Medium
- Illustrated works
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2910 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Pájaro carpintero con cresta roja, lámina de Catesby
Una lámina grabada y coloreada a mano, extraída de un libro de historia natural, muestra un pájaro carpintero negro con cresta roja y pico pálido, aferrado a un tronco oscuro. Su ala clara, una franja blanca en el cuello y una rama de hojas estrechas con vainas redondas llenan la página junto a texto impreso y márgenes crema.
Português: Pica-pau de crista vermelha, prancha de Catesby
Uma gravura colorida à mão, extraída de um livro de história natural, mostra um pica-pau grande e preto, de crista vermelha e bico claro, agarrado a um tronco escuro. Sua asa pálida, uma faixa branca no pescoço e um galho de folhas estreitas com vagens redondas ocupam a página ao lado de texto impresso e margens creme.
