| Reference number | CLP/22ii/44a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 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 |
| Date | 1734 |
| Description | Abstract of part six of Catesby's publication 'The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands' (1731-1743), prepared by Royal Society Secretary Cromwell Mortimer, perhaps for the purpose of advertising the publication. Comprises a listing of the species featured in the part, in this case fish, and select comments on some.
Endorsed 23 Jan 1734
Subject: Botany, Zoology, Exploration |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Royal Society Library holds a copy of the published work by Catesby. University of Virginia holds the summary of part 11, prepared by Catesby and annotated and read by Mortimer, the summary of part 10 is unaccounted for. |
| doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1733.0049 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6784 | Catesby; Mark (1683 - 1749) | 1683 - 1749 |