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Stunning Seligmann Birds.
The famous Catesby-birds are of the general area of the Carolinas, Florida and the Caribbean! The plants shown are all from this region https://t.co/BIopnhORue

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2021-03-02

Beautiful Seelmann - Catesby Birds. Here Parrots 🦜

The famous Catesby-birds are of the general area of the Carolinas, Florida and the Caribbean! The plants shown are all from this region. Nuremberg 1770-1773.
https://t.co/BIopnhORue

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2021-03-02

George Ehret, German botanical artist whose painting of a tri-petal magnolia (seen here) appears in Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, was born in 1708.

Learn more in 's profile: https://t.co/ljQQjxerzR

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2021-01-31

Mark Catesby, (*1682) was born in England. His first extended journey to the Southeast of the United States of North America took place between 1712 and 1719.He later published in London as Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. https://t.co/fy2oIgZUw4

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2020-12-23

For day 2 of our an engraving from Catesby, publ. 1731-43.
More about Mark Catesby in our blog by Emma: https://t.co/COwiZ1uDv6

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2020-12-21

It is so we are taking the opportunity to highlight some trees species you can see & also engravings in Mark Catesby's 'The natural history of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands,...' publ. 1731-43.
1st - Magnolia grandiflora by Georg D. Ehret.

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2020-12-01

Trees in the park: Hortus Europae americanus, or, A collection of 85 curious trees and shrubs : the produce of North America, adapted to the climates and soils of Great-Britain, Ireland...by M Catesby and J Millan, 1767, BHL/MBG....https://t.co/lgdugK4tZH

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2020-12-01

How do you like your sweet potatoes? Topped with marshmallows or . . . scarlet snake?

Mark Catesby described the "Virginian potato" as an excellent root. Read "The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands" (1734-1747)in : https://t.co/7HLDQcP0Sg

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2020-11-26

A self-taught naturalist with no formal education, Catesby spent years trekking through present-day Virginia, Georgia, the Carolinas, West Indies and Bahamas, making sketches and taking notes on the animals, plants and the environment he was enthralled to discover. 2/4

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2020-11-09

Beautiful! The 1767 edition of Mark Catesby's "A collection of 85 curious trees and shrubs, the produce of North America" at . Source via : https://t.co/g66InEwB1g

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2020-09-14

Enjoy with these beauties! ⠀
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From the book: "Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands..." By Marcus Catesby (1683-1749).
Discover the book online: https://t.co/lrxaokLsro

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2020-07-16

KAORI CATESBY - LIL ULTIMATE BAKER

Tragically passing away from terminal illness while young, Kaori is the younger sister of Fawkes. She was an aspiring baker and loved and idolised a certain sweary chef.

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2020-07-13

FAWKES CATESBY - ULTIMATE CHEMIST

"Graduated" the 50th Killing Game. Fawkes is the prison friend of Tsubaki. He was arrested for accidentally blowing up a hospital while experimenting. Currently, he experiments solely on himself to cope with the grief of losing his little sister

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2020-07-13

Mark
1. Arbor foliis pinnatis Spica fericea Alp. Vipera
2. Vipera Fusca Arum
3. An Ricinoides Anguis ventre cuprei coloris

https://t.co/E2W9XJEgig

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2020-06-08

'The White Crown Pigeon in the Cocoa Plum tree’; hand-coloured etching by Mark Catesby (1682-1749).
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Juvenile White-crowned Pigeon. Found on islands & coastlines around the Caribbean & Florida.
Camera Mikko Pyhälä.

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2020-05-19

Anyone else been snacking a lot recently?

Another one from Mark Catesby’s ‘The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands’

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2020-03-29

Today would have been Mark Catesby’s 337th birthday

The naturalist published ‘The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands’, which is the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America

This is the first rare book I was ever shown!

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2020-03-24

Celebrate with the earliest book to depict North American wildlife - Mark Catesby's "The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands", published 1729-1747.

Browse our copies in : https://t.co/JgKwmTSbaX

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2020-03-04

'Catesby, born in England, went to North America.His and and biologically exact work was the first important rendering in this field. It was then as much admired as it is in our time. https://t.co/DhBk3gGIBb

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2020-02-28

On 21 February 1918, the last Carolina parakeet in captivity died at Cincinnati Zoo. The American Ornithologists' Union declared the birds in 1939. This engraving is by Mark Catesby, publ. 1731-43. More about Catesby & his legacy in our blog: https://t.co/COwiZ1d2Dy

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2020-02-22