Mark Catesby, Cecropia Moth

(British, 1679-1749)

T. 86, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, Vol. 2, London, 1754, hand colored etching on laid paper with "IHS Ivilledary" watermark, plate 13-5/8 x 10-1/4 in., sheet 20-5/8 x 14-5/8 in.; faux painted wood frame, 26-3/4 x 22-1/2 x 3/4 in.

Provenance: Ex-Americana Collection, Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, New York, New York, no. 2984 (label verso); W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (label verso); Property of a South Carolina Collector