Colonial Naturalist

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1964

Creator: Colonial Williamsburg Inc.

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: From WorldCat:Presents a dramatization of the extended field trip made by Mark Catesby in colonial Virginia and the ultimate publication of his two-volume illustrated natural history of the birds, animals, plants, reptiles and fish he observed and sketched in the new world.Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this filmSummaryPortrays the story of Mark Catesby, an./ia ish botanist who visited his sister in Williamsburg from 1712 to 1719 and wrote and illustrated a two - volume work on the natural history of the new world during his visit.

Complete Record: From WorldCat: Presents a dramatization of the extended field trip made by Mark Catesby in colonial Virginia and the ultimate publication of his two-volume illustrated natural history of the birds, animals, plants, reptiles and fish he observed and sketched in the new world. Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Portrays the story of Mark Catesby, an./ia ish botanist who visited his sister in Williamsburg from 1712 to 1719 and wrote and illustrated a two - volume work on the natural history of the new world during his visit.