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.
Contributors: Kraig Adler, Aaron M. Bauer, Janet Browne, David J. Elliott, W. Hardy Eshbaugh, Kay Etheridge, Stephen A. Harris, Valerie Herbert, Suzanne Linder Hurley, C. E. Jarvis, Shepard Krech III, Mark Laird, Henrietta McBurney, Judith Magee, Sarah Meacham, Cynthia P. Neal, Charles Nelson, Leslie K. Overstreet, Florence F. J. M. Pieters, Ghillean T. Prance, Diana Preston, Michael Preston, Karen Reeds, James L. Reveal, Robert Robertson, Marcus B. Simpson, Jr.
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“The Curious Mister Catesby is an absorbing blend of early colonial history in the American Southeast and the Bahamas with the rich fauna and flora the settlers freshly contained. Catesby emerges as one of the first true naturalists of the New World.”
—Edward O. Wilson, University Professor Emeritus of Entomology, Harvard University
“Mark Catesby, the English naturalist and artist, as well as his considerable accomplishments, is given new life in this well-written, multiauthored account. Emphasis is placed on Catesby's travels in North America that led to his monumental volumes on the flora and fauna of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas. The book is an important addition to the library of the history of the natural history of colonial America.”
—William D. Anderson Jr., professor of marine biology, Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, College of Charleston
“A landmark book filled with introspective and concise essays, each developed with a richness of detail, revealing the absorbing portrait of a self-taught artist from Suffolk who had an insatiable curiosity about nature. Wonderfully readable, this classic is an engaging introduction to Catesby's timeless illustrations and to his keen observation of the natural world. Like an investigation by forensic scientists, the contemplative and thorough scholarship of these authors reveals new insight into Catesby, his journeys, his peers, and the inexhaustible pursuit of botanical and zoological specimens in an eighteenth-century world.”
—Marian W. Hill, former president of The Garden Club of America
Contributors
Kraig Adler
Aaron M. Bauer
Janet Browne
David J. Elliott
W. Hardy Eshbaugh
Kay Etheridge
Stephen A. Harris
Valerie Herbert
Suzanne Linder Hurley
C. E. Jarvis
Shepard Krech III
Mark Laird
Henrietta McBurney
Judith Magee
Sarah Meacham
Cynthia P. Neal
E. Charles Nelson
Leslie K. Overstreet
Florence F. J. M. Pieters
Ghillean T. Prance
Diana Preston
Michael Preston
Karen Reeds
James L. Reveal
Robert Robertson
Marcus B. Simpson Jr.
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