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 : à 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 / par Marc Catesby

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Title supplied based on the form of title used for the first volume of the 1731-1743 edition, which was published between 1729 and 1732 DSI

Apparently a variant printing of the two volume edition issued in 11 parts between 1731-1743 [that is, 1729-1747]. This printing has the format of a folio in 4s, rather than the format of a folio in 2s for the standard 1731-1743 edition. This copy has the text printed on the recto side of the leaves, and the images (where present) are printed on the verso side of the leaves, instead of on separate leaves of plates. This incomplete copy is the only copy of this printing known to exist. It is unknown whether a second volume of this printing was also published. For more information about the printing history of this publication, see the chapter by Leslie K. Overstreet, "The publication of Mark Catesby's 'The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands,' in The curious Mr. Catesby (Athens and London: The University of Georgia Press, 2015), pages 155-172

Hand-colored illustrations (etchings), printed on the verso of the text leaves

Cullman Library copy has volume 1, only, and the copy is imperfect. The title leaf and some of the preliminaries intended for the first volume of the edition issued between 1729 and 1732 (the list of encouragers, the map, and the account) are wanting, as well as pages 81-100 and plates numbered 82-100. Pages iii-xii are damaged, affecting the text on most of those leaves DSI

Head- and tail-pieces; initials

Also available online.

SCNHRB copy has some pencil annotations in an old hand, as well as some stray paint marks on the text pages that appear to be contemporary to the publication

SCNHRB copy is bound in a modern quarter-leather binding with burgundy cloth-covered boards, and cream-colored endpapers; housed in a clamshell box

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Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1729

1732

illustrator

Catesby, Mark 1683-1749

Type

Pre-Linnean works

Pictorial works

Early works

Illustrated works

Physical description

1 volume (incomplete): color illustrations ; 43 cm (folio in 4s)

Place

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Bahamas

Title

Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride & les Isles Bahama

Topic

Natural history

Natural History

Record ID

siris_sil_542459

Usage

CC0