Catesby, Mark (1682-1749) Green Sea Turtle

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Catesby, Mark (1682-1749) Green Sea Turtle. [from] The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. London: Marsh and Wilcox, 1754.
Hand-colored engraving, matted and framed, plate mark and 10 1/4 x 15 in. of the sheet visible, marked, "T 38" and "Testudo, &c." Taken from Catesby's most famous book, which included 220 plates of insects, amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, plants and mammals.
Estimate $800-1,200

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