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The life and art of the 18th-century naturalist Mark Catesby, and his pioneering work depicting the flora and fauna of North America, are explored in vibrant detail This book explores the life and work of the celebrated eighteenth-century English naturalist, explorer, artist and author Mark Catesby (1683?1749). During Catesby?s lifetime, science was poised to shift from a world of amateur?virtuosi?to one of professional experts. Working against a backdrop of global travel that incorporated collecting and direct observation of nature, Catesby spent two prolonged periods in the New World ? in Virginia (1712?19) and South Carolina and the Bahamas (1722?6). In his majestic two-volume?Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands?(1731?43), esteemed by his contemporary John Bartram as ?an ornament for the finest library in the world?, he reflected the excitement, drama and beauty of the natural world. Interweaving elements of art history, history of science, natural history
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