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 Mark Catesby's natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas shows two songbirds among broad green leaves and long green seed pods. A yellow-olive bird perches with white blossoms at left, while a rose-brown bird with a dark head sits below on the pods, both set against a plain pale ground.
- Artist
- Mark Catesby
- Date
- 1731-1743
- Medium
- Illustrated works
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2911 × 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: Dos aves entre hojas y vainas, lámina de Catesby
Una lámina grabada y coloreada a mano de la historia natural de Carolina, Florida y las Bahamas de Mark Catesby muestra dos aves cantoras entre hojas anchas verdes y largas vainas de semillas. Un ave de color verde oliva amarillento se posa con flores blancas a la izquierda, mientras que un ave de tono castaño rosado y cabeza oscura se sitúa abajo, sobre las vainas, con un fondo claro y liso.
Português: Duas aves entre folhas e vagens, prancha de Catesby
Uma gravura colorida à mão da história natural da Carolina, da Flórida e das Bahamas, de Mark Catesby, mostra duas aves canoras entre folhas largas e verdes e longas vagens de sementes. Uma ave verde-oliva amarelada pousa com flores brancas à esquerda, enquanto uma ave castanho-rosada de cabeça escura está abaixo, sobre as vagens, com um fundo claro e liso.
