The 'lark' and the 'sea-side oat' Size:S: 40 x 30cm The River Thames in the

The River Thames in the foreground is filled with ships and boats

Inscribed in pencil below: 'J B Biot aged 79 û by Prof Regnault

South-west view of the Swedish Church

Oval within a printed decorative border

The 'lark' and the 'sea-side oat' Size:S: 40 x 30cm The River Thames in theAlauda gutture flavo', the lark, and 'Gramen myloicophoron oxyphyllon carolinianum', the sea side oat (Catesby's identifications; modern scientific names: Eremophila alpestris, the horned lark; Uniola paniculata, the sea oat). Plate 32 from volume I of The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby (London, 1731). Mark Catesby was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1733. Original: etching. 1731