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Project / Collection India Office Private Papers Language Not applicable Subject Reptiles

1. Mss Eur E82

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E82
Title:
76 drawings in an album, depicting mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, arthropods, molluscs, echinoderms and fish of Ceylon. This is the third of three volumes written and drawn by Eudelin de Jonville entitled: 'Quelques Notions sur L'Isle de Ceylon'. A
Scope & Content:
Seventy-six folios in pencil, pen-and-ink and water-colour, bound in a volume measuring 15 by 10.5 inches. Sixty-nine ff. depict 2 mammals, 24 birds, 8 reptilia, 28 insects, 6 arthropods, while 7 ff. (70-76) depict a miscellaneous group including 1 mollusc, 2 echinoderms, 1 amphibia, 1 reptilia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

2. Mss Eur E278/85(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E278/85(31)
Title:
Gharial, 16' 6'' long [width] 6' 6''.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Reid's dog inspecting the gharial. Print stamped with 'N. Ghoshe & Bros'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
15 Mar 1923
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur E278/85(166)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E278/85(166)
Title:
Snake Merchants at Dantan. Photographer: Reid, Robert Niel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a snake with a thatched building in the background.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1927
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur E278/85(167)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E278/85(167)
Title:
Snake Merchants at Dantan. Photographer: Reid, Robert Niel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View merchants standing along a wooded path, in the foreground a snake is visible.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1927
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur E278/85(168)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E278/85(168)
Title:
Snake Merchants at Dantan. Photographer: Reid, Robert Niel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Two merchants, one of whom is about to prod a snake.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1927
Extent:
1 item