Minneapolis Institute of Art
Magnolia grandiflora (The Laurel Tree of Carolina)
Georg Dionysius Ehret; Etcher: Georg Dionysius Ehret; Publisher: Mark Catesby
- Date
- c. 1743 (3rd ed. 1771)
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Mark Catesby's Natural History was the first published account of the plants and animals of North America. It was also the first natural history book to include large-scale color plates. He lived in Virginia from 1712 to 1719 and in Carolina from 1722 to 1726. After returning to England, he spent some eighteen years preparing his sumptuous publication. Europe
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