This volume features all 109 bird illustrations, 20 colour plates, and the text from Catesby's ""Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas"". Annotating Catesby's writings from a modern perspective, the editor discusses the perception of each species during the colonial period, comments on its habits, and compares Catesby's observations with those of such other naturalists as John White, John Lawson, Alexander Wilson, and John James Audubon.
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This volume features all 109 bird illustrations, 20 colour plates, and the text from Catesby's ""Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas"". Annotating Catesby's writings from a modern perspective, the editor discusses the perception of each species during the colonial period, comments on its habits, and compares Catesby's observations with those of such other naturalists as John White, John Lawson, Alexander Wilson, and John James Audubon.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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New. This volume features all 109 bird illustrations, 20 colour plates, and the text from Catesby's "Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas". The editor discusses the perception of each species during the colonial period and compares Catesby's observations with those of other naturalists. Series: Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 colour and 92 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJWB; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590. 1999. New edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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As New. No Jacket. University of North Carolina Press; copyright 1985, probable later printing, As New, no DJ as issued. Slight sticker residue on front cover, otherwise unmarked. Mark Catesby was an early natural historian of the SE United States & Bahamas, whose work fell into obscurity and is here presented to the public. A selection of colour plates, B & W plates, and notes from Catesby's work acknowledges his contribution to natural history and bird art, predating the better-known Audobon. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
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