The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
Subtitle: 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: 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 leurs descriptions en franc̥ois & en anglois, a 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 ...
Contributors: Hartopp, Edmund C., Sir, former owner; Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910, former owner; Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby ... by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author, at Mr. Bacon's in Hoxton
Published: 1731
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Natural history; Pre-Linnean works; Pictorial works
Other titles: Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride, & les isles Bahama
Notes: Vol. 1: [4], xii, 100, [6] p., [102] leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 100, xliv, 20, [8] p., [120] leaves of plates.

Signatures: v. 1: pi² a-c² A-2B²; v. 2: pi1 2B-3C² A-L² *² 2*²(12*2) ²A-²E².

The illustrations were etched by the author from his own drawings and hand colored under his direction. Cf. Preface, v. 1, -. xi-xii.

Title pages printed in red and black; list of subscribers, v. 1, p. [3-4].

Includes indexes.

Nissen, C.  Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), 336

Nissen, C.  Illustrierten Vogelbücher, 177

Text in English and French in parallel columns.