A Quadruped, unidentified Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Reclining, possibly meant to be a Sambar
Leopard ‘Panthera pardus’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Cheeter Of Bednore / at Seemogga August 1805’ [with dimensions shown] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: With detail of paw
Gerbil ‘Tatera indica’ Original inscriptions: ‘Ground Rat of Bednore at Honelly 9th December 1805’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A Porcupine and a Pig ‘Hystrix indica’ and ‘Sus sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘Porcupine of the Mysore Ghaats. At Hardanhully October 28th 1804.’ ‘A Pig at Arracotarra. Said to be the offspring of a tame Sow and a Wild Hog. The subject of the Drawing was 2 months old: the chief difference from...
Langur ‘Presbytis entellus’ Original inscriptions: ‘at Cope 20th May 1805 / Length of the Legs 1:9 / Length of the Body 1:0 / Girth of the Body 2:2 / Do: of the Hands 0:5 / Do: of the Legs 0:6 / Length of the Tail 2:7’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: With d...
Spectacled or Binocellate Cobra ‘Naja naja’ Original inscriptions: ‘Cobra Capello. Madras 1803’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Pencil Size: Note: A pencil sketch highlighting the hood.
Buffstriped Keelback ‘Amphiesma stolata’ Original inscriptions: ‘143 scales – Baalai wudaca (Canara).’ ‘Scales 147 length 18 Inch Circumference about the middle ----- Color dark brown above, two levell stripes run its whole length, lower part white, yellow on the sides near the head. Eyes la...
An unidentified Invertebrate, possibly meant to be a type of earthworm
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An unidentified Invertebrate, possibly meant to be a type of earthworm Original inscriptions: ‘Simoga. July or August 1805. 7 & ¾ I’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Skink Original inscriptions: ‘Sept. 1805’ [with dimensions] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly the Spotted Supple Skink or Snake Skink, ‘Lygosoma punctatus’