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
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
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...
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
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...
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
Crab of the family Portunidae Original inscriptions: ‘A kind of spotted crab.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Marine invertebrate Original inscriptions: ‘An insect with its shell.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Drawing quite indistinct, it could be meant to be a small crustacean like a clam shrimp.
A species of Mantis Shrimp, possibly Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Dorsal and ventral views