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 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 ...

Text in English and French in parallel columns.

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].

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

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, 177

Includes indexes.