A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: ‘From Chittagong’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly the Toddy Cat or Common Palm Civet, ‘Paradoxurus hermaphroditus’.
A species of Palm Civet. Artist(s): Mirza Sanghi Beg
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A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘This is called Katās. From the nose to the skull 4 inches, from the skull to the hindquarters 11 inches’ [17?], ‘from the top of the tail to the tip of the tail 15 inches, from the knee to the sole of the foot 8 inches, from the shou...
Sloth Bear ‘Melursus ursinus’ Original inscriptions: ‘From the wild Animal. The other is from the tame with its teeth destroyed.’ [plus a word in Kanarese script] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The inscription refers to the illustration of a sloth bear in ...
Wolf ‘Canis lupus’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Wolf grows to the size of the Europe Wolf.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Mammal from the family Canidae (possibly meant to be a Jackal) Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘bangal paidah mishavad, dar Hindi Geedhar, dar’ ‘Farsi Shahal’ etc. [from Bengal, this animal is called Geedhar in Hindi and Shahal in Farsi, plus dimensions are given] Further inscriptions: A...