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371. Johnson 67,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,19
Title:
Two elephants tethered beneath a thatched shelter
Scope & Content:
Two elephants. Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘tasvir-i pil’ (a picture of elephants); another inscription beneath has been erased; numbered 67 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with some wash and gold; pink-tinted borders decorate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

372. Mss Burmese 203 (30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Burmese 203 (30)
Title:
'White Elephant of Siam'
Scope & Content:
'White Elephant of Siam'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1830
Extent:
1 Item

373. Mss Eur B369/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B369/3
Title:
Illustrated journal containing 20 drawings and 5 prints. Inscribed on cover: 'Residence in India and return to Etton 1851-1852'. Artist(s): Machell, Thomas (1824-1862)
Scope & Content:
Inscribed on cover: ‘Residence in India and return to Etton 1851-1852. Thomas Machell’. f.1v Pilgrims at the source of the Ganges. Pencil heightened with white. f.3 Wounded white rhinoceros. Water-colour. f.4 Wounded rhinoceros. Water-colour. f.5 Wounded elephant. Water-colour. f.6 ‘‘St...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851-1852
Extent:
1 Item

374. 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

375. NHD1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/6
Title:
Water Buffalo
Scope & Content:
Water Buffalo ‘Bubalus arnee’ Original inscriptions: ‘Common Buffalo (Blyth); Drawn by Mr. Bell; Presented by Mrs. Marsden; Sumatra, Marsden’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

376. NHD1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/7
Title:
Serow (possibly)
Scope & Content:
Serow (possibly) ‘Nemorhaedus sumatraensis (Capricornis sumatraensis)’ Original inscriptions: ‘Sumatranus, Sumatra, Marsden’ Artist: Medium: Pen and ink Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

377. NHD1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/8
Title:
Greater Chevrotain (greater mouse deer)
Scope & Content:
Greater Chevrotain (greater mouse deer) ‘Tragulus napu’ Original inscriptions: ‘Stautegana; Very small animals not above a foot high……….be kept down in the Plate.’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: A pair are shown
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

378. NHD1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/9
Title:
Muntjac (barking deer;kijang)
Scope & Content:
Muntjac (barking deer; kijang) ‘Muntiacus muntjac’ Original inscriptions: ‘Keejang, a species of the Musk Deer; Sumatra, Marsden’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour with pen and ink Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

379. NHD1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/10
Title:
Muntjac
Scope & Content:
Muntjac ‘Muntiacus muntjac’ Original inscriptions: ‘A species of musk deer but too young for complete teeth; Sumatra, Marsden’ Artist: Medium: Pen and ink Size: Note: Portrait of the skull of a Muntjac
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

380. NHD1/11

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD1/11
Title:
Serow (Malay: kambing-utan)
Scope & Content:
Serow (Malay: ‘kambing-utan’) ‘Capricornis sumatraensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Kambing ootan, Goral’ Artist: Medium: Pen and ink Size: Note: Portrait of the skull of a Serow
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1808
Extent:
1 Item

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