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 engraving shows a tall rose-pink flamingo with a black-tipped wing and a long, bent bill standing on thin legs beside a leafless tree. Two small rocky islets and a flat shoreline with grass appear behind it, and the plate is numbered T.71 in the upper left.
- Artist
- Mark Catesby
- Date
- 1731-1743
- Medium
- Illustrated works
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2961 × 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: Flamenco americano junto a ramas desnudas, lámina de historia natural
Un grabado coloreado a mano muestra un flamenco de tono rosado con las puntas de las alas negras y un pico largo y curvado, de pie sobre patas delgadas junto a un árbol sin hojas. Detrás aparecen dos pequeños islotes rocosos y una costa plana con hierba, y la lámina lleva el número T.71 en la esquina superior izquierda.
Português: Flamingo americano entre galhos secos, prancha de história natural
Uma gravura colorida à mão mostra um flamingo de tom rosado, com as pontas das asas negras e um bico longo e curvo, em pé sobre pernas finas ao lado de uma árvore sem folhas. Atrás aparecem dois pequenos ilhotes rochosos e uma margem plana com vegetação, e a prancha traz o número T.71 no canto superior esquerdo.
