The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: 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 / 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. A 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.
A hand-colored natural history engraving of a brown, scaly snake coiled above a green leaf and a yellow-green pod with a pink stripe, with a small lizard at the lower left. The plate is labelled 'Vipera Fusca' at upper left, and the setting is a plain pale background with a dark blue ground beneath.
- Artist
- Mark Catesby
- Date
- 1731-1743
- Medium
- Illustrated works
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 2951 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Serpiente parda enroscada sobre una hoja y una vaina, lámina de Catesby
Grabado de historia natural coloreado a mano que muestra una serpiente parda de escamas enroscada sobre una hoja verde y una vaina amarillo verdosa con una línea rosada, con un pequeño lagarto en la parte inferior izquierda. La lámina lleva la leyenda 'Vipera Fusca' en la esquina superior izquierda, sobre un fondo claro y liso con una base azul oscura.
Português: Serpente marrom enrolada sobre uma folha e uma vagem, prancha de Catesby
Gravura de história natural colorida à mão que mostra uma serpente marrom de escamas enrolada sobre uma folha verde e uma vagem verde-amarelada com uma linha rosada, com um pequeno lagarto no canto inferior esquerdo. A prancha traz a legenda 'Vipera Fusca' no canto superior esquerdo, sobre um fundo claro e liso com base azul escura.
