The natural history of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands, by Mark Catesby (1682-1749)
Subtitle: the watercolour drawings for his figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects & plants, in facsimile.
Contributors: Catesby, Mark, 1682-1749.; Windsor Castle. Royal Library.
Publisher: Alecto Historical Editions
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Natural history illustration -- North Carolina -- Early works to 1800.; Natural history illustration -- South Carolina -- Early works to 1800.; Natural history illustration -- Bahamas -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Natural history watercolours
Notes: Facsim. ed. of 263 watercolor drawings in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, from which the plates for Catesby's Natural history were etched.
"Published ... in a numbered edition of of fifty sets, with ten sets hors de commerce"--Inside front cover of case.
LC has set no. 9. Includes 26 plates selected from the hors commerce sets distributed to subscribers of the 50 numbered sets.