Fishing Boat Original inscriptions: ‘Fishing boat off the coast of Fokien Province. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Red-legged Centipede Class Chilopoda, Order Scutigeromorpha Original inscriptions: ‘Scutigera rufipes, Cantor. Chusan’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: With detail of head and leg
Millipede Class Diplopoda, Order Polydesmidae Original inscriptions: ‘Polydesmus bicolor, Cantor. Chusan’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Pen and Ink Size: Note:
Mountain Pit Viper, Blotched Pit Viper ‘Ovophis monticola’ Original inscriptions: ‘Trimerisurus monticola. Specimen in Indian Museum. No: Long 1’.9’’ circum 2’. Drawn by Hurrish Chunder Khan, Student. From nature - (post mortem). Govt. Sch. of Art. Calcutta.’ Further inscriptions: Artist:...
Keelback Water Snake. Artist(s): Harish Chander Khan
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Keelback Water Snake ‘Xenochrophis sp.’ (possibly the Yellow-spotted Keelback, ‘X. flavipunctatus’) Original inscriptions:’ A water snake native name ‘Dhowra’, from nature – Calcutta.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Harish Chander Khan (possibly) Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Jerdon’s Baza ‘Aviceda jerdoni’ Original inscriptions: ‘Baza jerdoni Blyth’ [Pencil] ‘Lophastur jerdoni, Blyth, young, probably Singapore?Allied to Falco lophater, Temm, being intermediate to it and Pernis’ [Ink] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Dusky Eagle Owl ‘Bubo coromandus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Bubo coromanda Lath.’ [Pencil]. ‘Bubo umbratus, Blyth. Bad figure’ [Ink] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not a precise rendition of colour and plumage