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31. Johnson 54,44

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,44
Title:
A snake and a bird, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
A snake and a bird. Mounted on 20th-century paper. 130 by 90 mm; page 321 by 205 mm. A snake climbs up a tree to attack nestlings; the mother bird is beside the nest (perhaps an inaccurate illustration to I.O.R. Pers.Ms 1403, f.143, Eastwick (1854), chapter IV, story XIV, 365, or perhaps chap...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780
Extent:
1 Item

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. NHD1/26

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/26
Title:
Flying Lizard (Agama, flying dragon, gliding lizard)
Scope & Content:
Flying Lizard (Agama, flying dragon, gliding lizard) ‘Draco volans’ Original inscriptions: ‘Draco’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Two studies of the lizard, showing the top and the underside with outspread wing flaps
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

38. NHD1/27

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/27
Title:
A species of Marine Turtle
Scope & Content:
A species of Marine Turtle Family Chelonidae Original inscriptions: ‘Chelonea’ Artist: Medium: Pen and ink Size: Note: A study of the turtle, belly side up
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

39. NHD1/147

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/147
Title:
A Mongoose facing a snake
Scope & Content:
A mongoose facing a snake Original inscriptions: ‘Java Horsfields Coll’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item

40. NHD1/171

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/171
Title:
Banded Krait
Scope & Content:
Banded Krait ‘Bungarus fasciatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Java Dr Horsfield’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1811-1824
Extent:
1 Item