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The Sebesten Plum and the Italian Runner after Mark Catesby

The Sebesten Plum and the Italian Runner after Mark Catesby

From A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) by George Edwards, adapted after the original by Mark Catesby. This beautiful 18th Century engraving shows the largeleaf geigertree (Cordia sebestena) and a bird described as “the Italian Runner.”

March 12 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

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