Catesby Natural History of the Carolinas, Floridas and Bahamas Engraving, The Spotted Ribbon Snake
CATESBY, Mark (1683-1749).
Vol. 2, Plate 51.
[The Spotted Ribbon Snake].
With Cavendish Bookplate on verso.
Engraving with original hand color from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands.
London, 1731-1743.
20 1/4" x 14 1/4" sheet.
"The most famous color-plate book of American plant and animal life & [and] a fundamental and original work for the study of American species" (Hunt).
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CATESBY, Mark (1683-1749).
Vol. 2, Plate 51.
[The Spotted Ribbon Snake].
With Cavendish Bookplate on verso.
Engraving with original hand color from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands.
London, 1731-1743.
20 1/4" x 14 1/4" sheet.
"The most famous color-plate book of American plant and animal life & [and] a fundamental and original work for the study of American species" (Hunt).