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The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama island : 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
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- 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 leur descriptions en françois & en anglois : à 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
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- English, French
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- London : Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys ..., 1731-1743 [that is, 1729-1747]
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- 2 volumes : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 56 cm
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- ocm06327279
- Pagination: t. 1: xii, 100 p., 100 leaves of plates; t. 2: 100, xliv p., [101] leaves of plates (1 folded); appendix: 20 p., 20 plates, [7] p.
- Plates in t. 2 numbered 1-100; folded plate (map) unnumbered.
- Errors in pagination: t. 2, p. 1-20 numbered 101-120 and corrected in red ink, probably by the publisher; t. 2, p. 59 numbered 56; t. 2, plate 61 unnumbered; appx., plates 3, 7 and 9 unnumbered.
- "An account of Carolina and the Bahama Islands. Relation de la Caroline, et des Isles de Bahama": t. 2, p. i-xliv.
- Work originally issued in parts (v. 1 in 5 pts., issued 1729-1731), each including 20 plates. Although the publication dates are printed on the titlepages as 1731 and 1743, in actuality the plates were issued between 1729 and 1747; appendix published after Sept. 1744 (cf. appx., p. [1]).
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Text in English and French in parallel columns.
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- Natural history -- North Carolina -- Pre-Linnean works.
- Natural history -- South Carolina -- Pre-Linnean works.
- Natural history -- Florida -- Pre-Linnean works.
- Natural history -- Bahamas -- Pre-Linnean works.
- Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works.
- Natural history -- North Carolina -- Pictorial works.
- Natural history -- South Carolina -- Pictorial works.
- Natural history -- Florida -- Pictorial works.
- Natural history -- Bahamas -- Pictorial works.