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The curious Mister Catesby

Title
The curious Mister Catesby [videorecording] / Catesby Commemorative Trust ; a production of Marsh Elder Productions LLC ; executive producer, David J. Elliott ; producer & director, Cynthia P. Neal.
Format
DVD, Videodisc
Published/Produced
[Kiawah Island, SC?] : Catesby Commemorative Trust, c2007.
Description
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 poster (1 sheet : ill. ; 37 x 24 folded to 19 cm.)
Performer
Host, Dennis Stone.
Credits
Director of photography, Chris Conder; composer, Scott Brasher.
System details
DVD.
Summary
"Part artist, part adventurer, part scientist, Englishman Mark Catesby (1683-1749) was a pioneering figure in the scientific exploration of the New World. Begun more than 50 years before the American Revolution, his Natural history of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands was the first fully illustrated study of North American flora and fauna"--Container.
Notes
Documentary. Includes music bonus (43 min.).
Subject headings
Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. Natural history illustration--North America. Naturalists--Biography.
Genre heading
Documentary films. Biographical films.
Other contributors
Elliott, David J. (David John), 1935- Neal, Cynthia P. Catesby Commemorative Trust. Marsh Elder Productions.
ISBN
9780615206479 0615206476

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Herman B Wells Library
Call Number
QH31.C35 C87 2007
Location
Wells Library - Media Services - Browsing Documentary
Floor
Ground Floor, West Tower
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