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Some consider this to be the most desirable print in the entire series of birds documented by Mark Catesby. It is the largest woodpecker that lived in America and is now extinct.
Mark Catesby (1683-1749) was an English self-taught artist and explorer who created one of the first folios examining the flora and fauna of America. Catesby traveled to the new world beginning in 1712 on legendary discovery expeditions. His exploration of the flora and fauna in the southern British colonies resulted in the publication of his illustrated folio, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1731-1743). This was so successful that it was reprinted in 1754 and again in 1771. Catesby also contributed to the research of renowned taxonomist Carolus Linnaeus (1707—1778), who included over 70 of Catesby’s bird illustrations in his landmark work, Systema Naturae.
Item Date: Either from the second (1754) or third (1771) printing of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Measurement: Overall 20.5" by 13"
Material: Wove paper
Item Condition: Excellent condition. A few tiny pin holes. Professional conservation and deacidification.
Price: $6,250
SKU 843-670
For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.