A color illustration of a bison pushing against a tree and detailed botanical illustrations of leaves and flowers above the tree.

Bison Americanus

Mark Catesby (1683-1749)

Date

1755
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Etching with applied watercolor
Contributors

Engraved by Johann Michael Seligmann

Published by Johann Michael Seligmann
Dimensions

Image: 12 5/16 x 8 5/16 in.
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 8 9/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: Der americanische Buffel
u.r.: Tab. CXIV.
c. in image: Pseudo Acacia hispida \ floribus roseis
l.l.: Marcus Catesby ad viv. pinx.\ Bison Americanus
l.c.: C. P S. C. Maj. \ No. 114 IV. Theil
l.r.: J. M. Seligmann sc. et excud. \ Le Bison Americain.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1964.17
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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