Mark Catesby (British, 1679-1749), Greater Prairie Chicken, and the Eastern Shooting Star

Hand-colored etching on laid paper, 1771, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and The Bahama Islands: Containing Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Plants, published in London, retains some corresponding text to verso, framed.

Platemark 13 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.; Frame dimensions 21 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Nancy Mann, Wilmington, North Carolina

Toning and scattered staining and spotting to the sheet; not examined out of frame.