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Blue Grosbeak

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 × 10in. (35.6 × 25.4cm)

Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor in honor of Margaret Pritchard

Object number2022-165,3

DescriptionLower margin reads in manuscript notation: "Loxia"

On verso, manuscript notation reads: "Loxia Carulea[sic]/ or blue grosbeak/ and / (checkmark) Magnoa grandi flor(?) / sweet flowering Bay_ / see the / word/ Loxia Carulea/ (checkmark) Magnolia grandiflora / sweet flowering"

Two engravings of birds appear to have been adhered to verso, but they are mutilated.
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.