Yellow Throated
Warbler and Flowering Red Maple
1749 - J. M. SELIGMANN AFTER MARK CATESBY
Finely handpainted copperplate print from engraved
by Seligmann for his “Sammlung verschiedener
auslandischer und seltener Vogel” based
on the original plate from Mark Catesby's "Natural
History of Carolina, Florida and Islands.
Shows the Yellow Throated Creeper (Warbler)
and the Flowering Red Maple plant.
Format: Small folio, 9.5 X 15.25 inches
Condition: Clean and bright. Sheet may have
been cut slightly from original size, but full
platemark is there. Some very faint smudges.
The Text in the Original Volume of Mark
Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida
and the Bahama Islands read as follows:
Parus Americanus Gutture Luteo: The Yellowthroated
Creeper.
Weighs seven Penny-weight. The Bill is black.
The Forepart of the Head black, having two yellow
Spots on each Side, next the upper Mandible.
The Throat is of a bright yellow, border'd on
each Side with a black Lift. The Back and Hind-part
of the Head are grey. The Wings are of a darker
grey, inclining to brown, with some of their
covert Feathers edged with white. The Under-part
of the Body white, with black Spots on each
Side, next the Wings. The Tail black and white.
The Feet are brown; and, like those of the Certhia,
have very long Claws, which assist them in creeping
about Trees in Search of Insects, on which they
feed. There is neither Black nor Yellow upon
the Hen. They are frequent in Carolina.
Acer Virginianum, folio majore, Subtus argenteo,
Supra viridi Splendente: The Red Flow'ring Maple.
These Trees grow to a considerable Height; but
their Truncs are not often very large. In February,
before the Leaves appear, the little red Blossoms
open, and continue in Flower about three Weeks;
and are then succeeded by the Keys, which are
also red, and, with the Flowers, continue about
six Weeks, adorning the Woods earlier than any
other Forest-Trees in Carolina. They endure
our English Climate as well as they do their
native one; as appears by many large Ones in
the Garden of Mr. Bacon at Hoxton.
References: Text
from the University of Virginia e-book edition
of Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida
and the Bahama Islands
