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1. NHD37

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37
Title:
Mackenzie Collection --------------------- NHD37 Eighty-three watercolour and pencil drawings (6 unfinished) depicting 22 fishes, 36 birds, 19 mammal ...
Scope & Content:
Mackenzie Collection --------------------- NHD37 Eighty-three watercolour and pencil drawings (6 unfinished) depicting 22 fishes, 36 birds, 19 mammals and 6 reptilia bound in with blank paper to form an album of 144 ff. measuring 15 by 9.25 inches. These drawings were mostly collected by Col...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
67 items

2. NHD37/30

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/30
Title:
Coppersmith Barbet
Scope & Content:
Coppersmith Barbet ‘Megalaima haemacephala’ Original inscriptions: ‘Hunnoo Coorootoo Can: / A Singing Bird at Chandergooty March 1806.’ ‘This Bird is of the singing kind; almost 5 ½ Inches from the point of the Bill to the Extremity of the Tail ~ 1 ¾ Inches from the Claws to the upper part o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

3. NHD37/f.3

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.3
Title:
Goonch
Scope & Content:
Goonch Order Siluriformes, Family Sisoridae, ‘Bagarius sp.’ (possibly ‘Bagarius yarrellii’ or guddichepa) Original inscriptions: ‘Goody Champa (Can:) or Blind Fish. Found in the Hoggree River. Ballary 24th March 1801. Side View. Upper View.’ [with dimensions shown for each view] Further inscr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

4. NHD37/f.4

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.4
Title:
A Mystus Catfish, and a Kolus Barb (possibly)
Scope & Content:
A Mystus Catfish, and a Kolus Barb (possibly) Order Siluriformes, Family Bagridae, ‘Mystus sp’; and Order Cypriniformes, Family Cyprinidae, ‘Gonoproktopterus kolus’ Original inscriptions: [top] ‘No.3 Cattarnah (Hind:) Found in the Hoggree River. Ballary 26th March 1801’ [with dimensions] [bo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

5. NHD37/f.5

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.5
Title:
Different species of fish in one drawing: 1. Grey Featherback or Asiatic Knifefish, Notopterus notopterus 2 & 4. Butter Catfish, Ompok bimaculatus 3. a species of Gizzard Shad (possibly) 5. Fish, not yet identified 6. a species of Carp (possibly)
Scope & Content:
Different species of fish in one drawing: 1. Grey Featherback or Asiatic Knifefish, ‘Notopterus notopterus’ 2 & 4. Butter Catfish, ‘Ompok bimaculatus’ 3. a species of Gizzard Shad (possibly) 5. Fish, not yet identified 6. a species of Carp (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Fishes of the To...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

6. NHD37/f.6

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.6
Title:
Different species of fish in one drawing: 1. Giant Catfish, Aorichthys sp. 2. A Bagrid Catfish, possibly Mystus sp. 3 & 4. Possibly fish of the family Clupeidae 5. A Cyprinid fish (possibly)
Scope & Content:
Different species of fish in one drawing: 1. Giant Catfish, ‘Aorichthys sp.’ 2. A Bagrid Catfish, possibly ‘Mystus sp.’ 3 & 4. Possibly fish of the family Clupeidae 5. A Cyprinid fish (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Fishes of the Toombudra River 1800’ [1] ‘No: 11 Forghee (Eatable) 9 In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

7. NHD37/f.7

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.7
Title:
Different species of fish in one drawing: 1. A Clupeoid fish 2. A species of Gizzard Shad (possibly) 3. A Butter Catfish (Ompok sp.) 4. A Cyprinid fish (possibly)
Scope & Content:
Different species of fish in one drawing: 1. A Clupeoid fish 2. A species of Gizzard Shad (possibly) 3. A Butter Catfish (‘Ompok sp.’) 4. A Cyprinid fish (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Fishes in the Toombodra’ [1] ‘No: 16 Belchau 3 ½ Inches’ [2] ‘No: 17 Gungatullay 3 ½ Inches’ [3] ‘No: 18...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

8. NHD37/f.8

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.8
Title:
1. Giant Snakehead and 2. Tire-track Spiny Eel
Scope & Content:
1. Giant Snakehead and 2. Tire-track Spiny Eel 1. Order Perciformes, Family Channidae, ‘Channa marulius’ 2. Order Synbranchiformes, Family Mastacembelidae, ‘Mastacembelus armatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Fishes of the Cubbanee River. Drawn at Nunjengode. September 11th 1804.’ [with dimensions ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

9. NHD37/f.9

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.9
Title:
A Pufferfish
Scope & Content:
A Pufferfish Original inscriptions: ‘No. 20th. Frog Fish found on the Sea Coast near Ongole. January 1794.’ ‘When it is swelled up and delated’ [sic] ‘to nearly a circular form, it rises up to the surface: and sinks when the air is spent and the fish shrinks away to more common shape.’ [The sa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

10. NHD37/f.12

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD37/f.12
Title:
Grey Junglefowl
Scope & Content:
Grey Junglefowl ‘Gallus sonneratii’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Jungle Fowl (Male) / Madras 1802’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1819
Extent:
1 Item

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