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.
Hand-colored engraved plate showing a branch of tapering green leaves bearing a knobby, scaly green fruit, with a brown moth banded in red and cream at lower left and a pale leaf at lower right. Printed on cream paper with the plate number 86 in the upper right, it is one of Mark Catesby's natural history illustrations.
- Artist
- Mark Catesby
- Date
- 1731-1743
- Medium
- Illustrated works
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3021 × 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: Lámina de Catesby: fruto verde, rama y polilla con bandas rojas
Lámina grabada coloreada a mano que muestra una rama de hojas verdes alargadas y un fruto verde nudoso y escamoso, con una polilla parda con bandas rojas y crema abajo a la izquierda y una hoja pálida abajo a la derecha. Impresa en papel crema con el número de lámina 86 en la esquina superior derecha, es una de las ilustraciones de historia natural de Mark Catesby.
Português: Prancha de Catesby: fruto verde, ramo e mariposa com faixas vermelhas
Gravura colorida à mão mostrando um ramo de folhas verdes alongadas e um fruto verde nodoso e escamoso, com uma mariposa marrom com faixas vermelhas e creme no canto inferior esquerdo e uma folha pálida no canto inferior direito. Impressa em papel creme com o número da prancha 86 no canto superior direito, é uma das ilustrações de história natural de Mark Catesby.
