An Agamid Lizard Original inscriptions: ‘Kilpauk Gardens Madras 19 April 1816’ ‘1. A light yellow for the first ----- at color 2. With Umber to be shown separately each scale towards the end lighter 3. The Head of Umber with a little lake & blue 4. The Ear of a white color but still keepin...
Indian Pangolin ‘Manis crassicaudata’ Original inscriptions: [Recto: the front half of the animal is drawn] ‘Pangolin. Male. Light brown below the head & the scales of a Horn colour. It has ears, the scales have holes. The Eye Black & round of it as if it had sore eyes the same colour....
Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Peacock Flower
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Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Peacock Flower Family Fabaceae, ‘Caesalpinia pulcherrima’ (L.) Sw. Original inscriptions: ‘Poinciana Cisalpinia Pulcherrima Lin / May 1805’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Jackfruit and a species of Pandanus ‘Artocarpus heterophyllus’ Lam. (Family Moraceae) and ‘Pandanus sp.’ (Family Pandanaceae) Original inscriptions: ‘Pandanas…..Lin / Moogala…..Telinga / Anandoor December 1804’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Two species o...
A species of Bunchflower Family Melanthiaceae, ‘Melanthium sp’. Original inscriptions: ‘Plant found on the Summit of the hill at Santapoor on the SE limit of Koorg / March 15th 1805/ Lin: Melantheum’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Mysore Raspberry (Hill Raspberry) and Teak (possibly)
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Mysore Raspberry (Hill Raspberry) and Teak (possibly) Family Rosaceae, ‘Rubus niveus’ Thunb., and Family Verbenaceae, ‘Tectona grandis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Wild Raspberry at Bullum / Lin: Rubus / April 1805 Munzerabad’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: T...
Teak (possibly) Family Verbenaceae, ‘Tectona grandis’ Original inscriptions: ‘At Cope May 1805’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Wild Coffee Family Rubiaceae, ‘Coffea’ ‘sp’. Original inscriptions: ‘Wild Coffee at Bednore / 30th May 1805 / transplanted from BabaBoodan Mountain / The Plant is of the size here represented / Canara – Boondana Gidda / Lin: Coffea’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size...