Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c./ The Hiccory Tree./ The Pig-nut. / Coccothraustes ruber./ The red Bird.
Date1731-1743
Maker
Mark Catesby
(1683 - 1749)
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving and etching on laid paper with manuscript notations in iron gall ink
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/8 × 10 3/8in. (36.5 × 26.4cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor in honor of Margaret Pritchard
Object number2022-165,2
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "T. 38."Along lower margin reads: "Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c./ The Hiccory Tree./ The Pig-nut./ Coccothraustes ruber./ The red Bird."
Manuscript on verso in ink: "Loxia Cardinalis/ Red bird/ N: America_see page 310 . 7- / Red Bird/ America/ see word _ Juglans alba/ white Hicker(y?)/ 76/17/93"
Label TextThis engraving was part of Mark Catesby’s publication ‘Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands” which was published between 1731-43. Unlike prints that were published as part of that work, this print is trimmed and uncolored. It is part of a set of prints that are annotated with handwritten notes in naturalist George Edwards’ hand. Edwards was Catesby's protégé and collaborator on the project.
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