# Colonial Naturalist

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.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1964
- Runtime: 56 min
- By: Mark Catesby; Colonial Williamsburg, inc.
- Genres: Education, History, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/colonialnaturalist)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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