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2 unusual facts about Mark Catesby


Johann Michael Seligmann

Johann Michael Seligmann (1720–1762) was a German artist and engraver best known for his ornithological artwork in Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel (Collection of various foreign and rare birds) which included plates based on the works of Mark Catesby and George Edwards.

Mark Catesby

Catesby settled in Charlestown, and traveled to other parts of eastern North America and the West Indies, collecting plants and animals.


William Sherard

When he returned to England he became a patron of other naturalists, including Johann Jacob Dillenius, Pietro Antonio Micheli, Paolo Boccone and Mark Catesby.


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