03231cam a2200409 a 4500 agr02000176 DLC 20260227110920.0 841105m17311743enkabf 001 0 eng agr02000176 DLC CarP DLC dcrb eng fre n-usu-- nwbf--- QH41 .C26 QH41 .C26 Copy 2 Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation; bookplates of: Sir Edmund C. Hartopp and James Frothingham Hunnewell; bound in 4 v. Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. 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 ... Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride, & les isles Bahama London : 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, 1731-43. 2 v., [222] leaves of plates : col. ill., col. map ; 52 cm. (fol.) 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. Natural history Pre-Linnean works. Natural history Pictorial works. Natural history Southern States. Natural history Bahamas. Hartopp, Edmund C., Sir, former owner. Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910, former owner. DLC Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) DLC England London. 7010 7010