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Before There Was Audubon: Mark Catesby and the First Publication of the Flora and Fauna of North America In-Person
Before There Was Audubon: Mark Catesby and The First Publication on the Flora and Fauna of North America
Speakers:
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Patrick Dean, author of Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in the New World (2023)
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Dr. Jason Hoeksema, president of the nonprofit organization Delta Wind Birds and a professor in the University of Mississippi Biology Department.
Audience members will have the opportunity to view in person the color illustrations from Special Collections' 1771 royal folio edition of Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands.
Event Organizer
Leigh McWhite