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1. NHD2/303

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD2/303
Title:
Court Collection Northern House Gecko (possibly)
Scope & Content:
Court may be Captain H. Court, a Madras artillery officer who was in India from 1799 to May 1819, or Captain Charles Court of the Bombay Marine Service, in India 1789 to 1821. Court's collection of plant drawings was transferred to Kew in 1879 and this, NHD2/303, is the only drawing which has re...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

2. NHD5/747

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD5/747
Title:
Tree Frog
Scope & Content:
Tree frog Family Rhacophoridae, possibly’ Polypedates maculatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Siam Finlayson. Polypedalus maculatus, Gray’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1821-1822
Extent:
1 Item

3. NHD7/1095(b.l)

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD7/1095(b.l)
Title:
Tree Frog
Scope & Content:
Tree Frog Family Rhacophoridae, ‘Philautus sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘a kind of lean frog always lives in trees.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: This drawing at bottom left
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

4. NHD7/1095(b.r)

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD7/1095(b.r)
Title:
Frog
Scope & Content:
Frog Original inscriptions: ‘Its a kind of lean frog lives continually within the plantation trees & stones.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: This drawing at bottom right
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

5. NHD7/1095(c.l)

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD7/1095(c.l)
Title:
Indian Bull Frog
Scope & Content:
Indian Bull Frog (possibly) Family Ranidae, ‘Hyplobatrachus sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘Its a kind of frog continually makes noise - especially in Monsoon.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: This drawing at...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

6. NHD7/1095(c.r)

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD7/1095(c.r)
Title:
Toad, family Bufonidae, Bufo sp.
Scope & Content:
Toad, family Bufonidae, ‘Bufo sp.’ Original inscriptions: Toad Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: This drawing at centre right
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

7. NHD7/1095(t.l)

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD7/1095(t.l)
Title:
Indian Pond Frog
Scope & Content:
Indian Pond Frog Family Ranidae, ‘Euphlyctis hexadactylus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Green frog. This green frog serves for some medicine and for distilled oil to anoint and for the conjurer especially Witchcraft Man use it very much.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

8. NHD7/1095(t.r)

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD7/1095(t.r)
Title:
Aquatic Frog
Scope & Content:
Aquatic Frog Family Ranidae, ‘Euphlyctis sp.’ (Skittering Frog?) Original inscriptions: ‘frog continually lives in water.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: This drawing at top right
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

9. NHD8/1163

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD8/1163
Title:
Mudskipper
Scope & Content:
Mudskipper ‘Periophthalmus modestus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Periophthalmus modestus, Cantor. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantos original 1841.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: With sketched details of head and mouth parts
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1842
Extent:
1 Item

10. NHD8/1212

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD8/1212
Title:
Asiatic Common Frog
Scope & Content:
Asiatic Common Frog ‘Rana temporaria (chensinensis)’ Original inscriptions: ‘Rana temporaris, Var. Chusan. Copied From Dr Cantor’s original.1841’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1842
Extent:
1 Item

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