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2022-165,5, Print
Arbor Tulipifera. / The Tulip Tree. Icterus/ The Baltimore Bird
2022-165,5, Print

Arbor Tulipifera. / The Tulip Tree. Icterus/ The Baltimore 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: 13 7/8 × 10 1/4in. (35.2 × 26cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor in honor of Margaret Pritchard
Object number2022-165,5
DescriptionUpper right corner: "T. 48"
Bottom of page reads: "Arbor Tulipifera./ The Tulip Tree. / Icterus./ The Baltimore Bird./ MC (cypher)"

On verso, manuscript notations read: "Liriodendron tulipifera/ Tulip Tree of Carolina/ see the word Icterus/ for an acc.t. of the Baltimore bird / Liriodendron"
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.