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1. Mss Eur F54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F54
Title:
70 miscellaneous sketches of portraits, antiquities and everyday scenes in a scrap-book, Java and Banka. Between 1800 and 1818. The sketches of tin-mining were made in Banka between 1812 and 1813. Various artists, including Horsfield and his draftsmen.
Scope & Content:
70 miscellaneous sketches of portraits, antiquities and everyday scenes in a scrap-book (153 folios), Java and Banka, 1800-1818. Some of the drawings are by Horsfield himself, others by his draftsmen, and a few from other sources. ff.10 and 28 are by A.A.J. Payen. The sketches of tin-mining ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1818
Extent:
1 Item

2. NHD1/76

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/76
Title:
Crested Serpent Eagle
Scope & Content:
Crested Serpent Eagle ‘Spilornis cheela’ Original inscriptions: ‘Haematornis Bacha Daud., Sp falco bido Horsf’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour with Pen and Ink Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item

3. NHD1/76-172

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/76-172
Title:
NHD1/76-172 Ninety-seven drawings in watercolour, pencil, and pen-and-ink depicting 48 birds, 46 mammals and 2 reptilia from Java; bound in a volume m ...
Scope & Content:
NHD1/76-172 Ninety-seven drawings in watercolour, pencil, and pen-and-ink depicting 48 birds, 46 mammals and 2 reptilia from Java; bound in a volume measuring 21 by 14 inches. Seventy of these drawings were probably made by Chinese artists in Java between 1811 and 1817, while the British were ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1824
Extent:
98 items

4. NHD1/77

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/77
Title:
Changeable Hawk Eagle
Scope & Content:
Changeable Hawk Eagle ‘Spizaetus cirrhatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Spizaetus caligatus. Raffles’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

5. NHD1/78

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/78
Title:
Appears to be a preparatory sketch for NHD1/77
Scope & Content:
Appears to be a preparatory sketch for NHD1/77 Original inscriptions: ‘Falco’…..(indistinct) Artist: Medium: Pencil Size: Note: An unfinished sketch
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item

6. NHD1/79

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/79
Title:
Sunda Scops Owl
Scope & Content:
Sunda Scops Owl ‘Otus lempiji’ Original inscriptions: ‘Ketupa Javanensis. Ephialtes lempiji Horsf.’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item

7. NHD1/80

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/80
Title:
Barn Owl
Scope & Content:
Barn Owl Original inscriptions: ‘Strix javanica….?’ Artist: Medium: Pencil Size: Note: Unfinished sketch
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item

8. NHD1/81

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/81
Title:
Reddish Scops Owl
Scope & Content:
Reddish Scops Owl ‘Otus rufescens’ Original inscriptions: ‘Ephialtes rufescens Horsf. Sp’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour over pencil Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item

9. NHD1/82a

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/82a
Title:
Owl’s eyes
Scope & Content:
Owl eyes Original inscriptions: ‘Mocilus flavipes’ [?] Artist: Medium: Watercolour over pencil Size: Note: Only a pair of eyes are depicted. Part of a drawing in which the eyes are shown in the top half and a Junglefowl head is shown at the bottom.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item

10. NHD1/82b

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/82b
Title:
Green Junglefowl (male)
Scope & Content:
Green Junglefowl (male) Original inscriptions: ‘Gallus varius’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour over pencil Size: Note: Only the head is portrayed. Part of a drawing in which Owl eyes are shown in the top half and the Junglefowl head is shown at the bottom.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item