Binding: Hardcover
Description: In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683 1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven - year stay he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several Fellows of the Royal Society sponsored his return to North America. There Catesby cataloged the flora and fauna of the Carolinas and the Bahamas by gathering seeds and specimens compiling notes and making watercolor sketches. Going home to England after five years he began the twenty - year task of writing etching and publishing his monumental The Natural History of Carolina Florida and the Bahama Islands. Mark Catesby was a man of exceptional courage and determination combined with insatiable curiosity and multiple talents. Nevertheless no portrait of him is known. The international contributors to this volume review Catesby's biography alongside the historical and scientific significance of his work. Ultimately this lavishly illustrated volume advances knowledge of Catesby's explorations collections artwork and publications in order to reassess his importance within the pantheon of early naturalists.
Title: The Curious Mister Catesby A "" Truly Ingenious"" Naturalist Explores New Worlds
Brand: University Of Georgia Press
Barcode: 9780820347264
Pages: 456 Pages, 238 Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Photographs And Maps
Publication Date: 3/1/2015
Series: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book
Category: Zoology & Animal Sciences