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The Curious Mister Catesby: A "Truly Ingenious" Naturalist Explores New Worlds
E. Charles Nelson
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Description for The Curious Mister Catesby: A "Truly Ingenious" Naturalist Explores New Worlds
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nelson, E. Charles; Elliott, David J. Series: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book. Num Pages: 456 pages, 238 colour paintings, illustrations, photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; PDX; PST; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1858.
In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683–1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven-year stay, he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several Fellows of the Royal Society sponsored his return to North America. There Catesby cataloged the flora and fauna of the Carolinas and the Bahamas by gathering seeds and specimens, compiling notes, and making watercolor sketches. Going home to England after five years, he began the twenty-year task of writing, etching, and publishing his monumental The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the ... Read more
In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683–1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven-year stay, he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several Fellows of the Royal Society sponsored his return to North America. There Catesby cataloged the flora and fauna of the Carolinas and the Bahamas by gathering seeds and specimens, compiling notes, and making watercolor sketches. Going home to England after five years, he began the twenty-year task of writing, etching, and publishing his monumental The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820347264
SKU
V9780820347264
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About E. Charles Nelson
E. Charles Nelson is a botanist who served for two decades as a horticultural taxonomist at the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. He served as Honorary Editor of Archives of Natural History (1999–2012) and has written or edited, singly or collaboratively, nearly forty books. His most recent title is Shadow among Splendours: Lady Charlotte Wheeler-Cuffe’s Adventures among the Flowers ... Read more
Reviews for The Curious Mister Catesby: A "Truly Ingenious" Naturalist Explores New Worlds
Mark Catesby, the English naturalist and artist, as well as his considerable accomplishments, is given new life in this well-written, multiauthored account. Emphasis is placed on Catesby's travels in North America that led to his monumental volumes on the flora and fauna of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas. The book is an important addition to the library of the history ... Read more