Mark Catesby's natural history of America : the watercolors from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle

Author(s)

• McBurney, Henrietta
• Windsor Castle. Royal Library
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Bibliographic Information

Mark Catesby's natural history of America : the watercolors from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle

Henrietta McBurney ; with an introductory essay by Amy R. W. Meyers

Merrell Holberton, c1997

Note

"The exhibition, Mark Catesby's natural history of America : the watercolors from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle was organized by the Royal Library, Windsor Castle in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-159)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Mark Catesby's many years spent documenting the flora and fauna of North and South Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas resulted in a collection of beautiful watercolours, Acquired by George III. Recently restored, ten paintings are brought to the public eye for the first time in this exquisite volume.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA72674105
• ISBN:
  • 1858940389
• LCCN: 97003931
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 160 p.
• Size: 30 cm
• Classification:
  • DC : 759.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands -- Exhibitions
  • LCSH : Natural history -- Southern States -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions
  • LCSH : Natural history -- Bahamas -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions
  • LCSH : Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749
  • LCSH : Natural history -- Southern States -- Pre-Linnean works -- Exhibitions
  • LCSH : Natural history -- Bahamas -- Pre-Linnean works -- Exhibitions
  • LCSH : Natural history illustration -- Exhibitions
  • LCSH : Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
  • LCSH : Windsor Castle. Royal Library