Mark Catesby's Natural History of America Watercolours from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle

Name: Mark Catesby's Natural History of America Watercolours from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle
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ISBN: 9781858940380

ISBN-10: 1858940389

ISBN-13: 9781858940380

Edition: 1997

Authors: Henrietta McBurney

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The Natural History , the life work of the English naturalist and artist Markatesby (1682-1749), the most important precursor of Audubon, was the firstomprehensive study of the flora and fauna of the eastern seaboard of Northmerica. Published here for the first time are the original watercolor

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Merrell Publishers Limited
Publication date: 6/1/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 9.50" wide x 12.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



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Preface



Directors' Foreword


Acknowledgments


"The Perfecting of Natural History": Mark Catesby's Drawings of American Flora and Fauna in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle



The Windsor Volumes



Note on the Natural History Albums of Sir Hans Sloane



Catalogue



A Note to the Reader



Birds (1-17)



Fishes (18-23)



Crabs, Turtles and Corals (24-26)



Snakes, Lizards and Frogs (27-35)



Mammals (36-38)



Insects (39-40)



Plants (41-52)


Bibliographical Abbreviations


Concordance


Photographic Credits