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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

Reference number: CLP/22ii/43

Date: 1731

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Abstract of part four 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 chiefly birds and some plants, with select comments on some.

Endorsed 16 Dec 1731

Subject: Botany, Biology, Exploration

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CLP/22ii/43
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1731
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Ink on paper
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6 pages
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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/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_22ii_43/paper-a-continuation-of-an-account-of-mr-mark-catesbys-essay-towards-the-natural-history-of-carolina-the-bahama-islands-with-some-extracts-out-of-the-4th-set-by-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 23 June 2025

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