| Authorised form of name | Catesby; Mark (1683 - 1749) |
| Dates | 1683 - 1749 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Castle Hedingham, Essex, England |
| Date of birth | 24 March 1683 |
| Place of death | His house in Old Street, London |
| Date of death | 23 December 1749 |
| Research field | Natural history |
| Activity | Career:
Studied natural science in London; voyaged in the New World (1710-1719); returned to England with an exceptional collection of plants, many of which went into Sir Hans Sloane's museum; returned to America with Sloane's assistance (1722); settled in Carolina; returned to England (1726) and prepared for publication his 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands ...', including a new map and illustrations drawn and coloured by Catesby; West Indian genus of shrubs named Catesbaea after him
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 26/04/1733 |
| Relationships | Married; two children |
| PublishedWorks | Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands... 1726-1747; Hortus |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
L&P.I.186, 206; RBC vol 15, Vol 20;
Notes:
Probably born in London. DSB gives birth date as 03 April 1683; DNB gives c 1679 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/47612282 |
| Code | NA6784 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1733/01 | Catesby, Mark: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 26 April 1733 |
| RBO/19/11 | 'A Continuation of an Account of an Essay towards a Natural History of Carolina and the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby with some extracts out of the sixth Set' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1734 |
| L&P/1/206 | Paper, 'Sturio, the sturgeon of Carolina and of caviare' by Mark Catesby | 1743 |
| L&P/1/186 | Paper, 'Of the aborigines of America' by Mark Catesby | 1743 |
| L&P/1/460 | Letter, 'The state of Delgovicia' from Thomas Knowlton to Mark Catesby | 1745 |
| DM/5/100 | A list of benefactors to the Library, to the value of £5 or upwards at one time | c.1737 |
| L&P/1/465 | Letter, 'Of fossil deer's horns found in Yorkshire' from Thomas Knowlton to Mark Catesby | 1746 |
| CLP/10i/46 | Paper, 'A farther account of the same tree' by William Sherard | 1720s |
| RBO/19/69 | 'A continuation of an Account of Mr Catesby's Essay towards a Natural History of Carolina and the Bahama Islands: with some Extracts out of the seventh Sett' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1736 |
| RBO/18/48 | 'Continuation of an account of Mr Mark Catesby's Essay towards a Natural History of Carolina and the Bahama Islands with some Extracts out of the fifth Sett' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1733 |
| L&P/1/207 | Paper, 'Of American birds' by Mark Catesby | 1743 |
| CLP/22ii/44a | Paper, 'A continuation of an account of an essay towards a Natural History of Carolina & the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby's FRS with some extracts out of the sixth set' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1734 |
| CLP/22ii/42 | Paper, 'Account of Mr. Mark Catesby's Essay towards the Naturall History of Carolina and the Bahama Islands, with some extracts out of the first three sets' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1730 |
| CLP/22ii/43 | Paper, 'A continuation of an account of Mr Mark Catesby's essay towards the Natural History of Carolina & the Bahama Islands with some extracts out of the 4th set' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1731 |
| CLP/22ii/44 | Paper, 'A continuation of an account of Mr. Mark Catesby's essay towards the Natural History of Carolina & the Bahama Islands with some extracts out of the fifth set' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1733 |
| RBO/15/37 | 'An account of Mr Mark Catesby's Essay towards the natural history of Carolina and the Bahama Islands' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1730 |
| RBO/20/40 | 'A continuation of an Account of an Essay towards a Natural History of Carolina and the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby' | 1737 |
| CLP/22ii/69 | Paper, ' A Continuation of an account of an essay towards a Natural History of Carolina & the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby FRS with some extracts out of the eighth set' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1737 |
| CLP/22ii/72 | Paper, 'A Continuation of an account of an essay towards a Natural History of Carolina & the Bahama Islandsby Mark Catesby by[sic] FRS with some extracts out of the 7th set' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1736 |
| CLP/22ii/76 | Paper, 'A Continuation of an account of an essay towards a Natural History of Carolina & the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby FRS with some extracts out of the 9th set' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1740 |