ARTIST: Mark Catesby
MEDIUM: Etching handcolored,
DATE: 1731.
EDITION SIZE: Paper size 20 5/16 x 14 1/8" (358 x 516 mm).
DESCRIPTION: From, ‘The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants:…’ Engravings by Catesby, published in London 1731-1743 (first edition), 1751-1755 (second edition), 1771-1775 (third edition) c.1800 (fourth edition). This particular impression is from the first edition.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition with original color. Two small bits of paper missing from the upper and lower left paper edge.
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