The Booby (Pelecanus Sula)
published 1731-1743
Mark Catesby
Artist, English, 1679 - 1749
Mark Catesby
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 35.3 × 36.2 cm (13 7/8 × 14 1/4 in.)
sheet: 40.4 × 28.4 cm (15 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1979.69.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 87
Artwork history & notes
Bibliography
1771
Catesby, Mark. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. London: 1771.
Watermarks
LVG
Wikidata ID
Q65574812