Brown Giant Flying Squirrel ‘Petaurista petaurista philippensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Flying Squirrill from Dindigul. Explanations: Length of head 2 ½ Inches / Breadth of the Body without the Wings 5 Inches / Breadth of the Wings 3 ½ Inches / Length of the Ears 1 ½ Inches / Fore legs 6 Inch...
Bandicoot Rat ‘Bandicota indica’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Bandicoote of Coromandel. September 16th 1810’ [with dimensions indicated on the drawing] ‘John New…… 4th October 18..’ [in indistinct Pencil] with East India Company Library seal on the verso. Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium...
Bandicoot Rat. Artist(s): Ignatio, C. (fl. 1816-1819)
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Bandicoot Rat ‘Bandicota indica’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Bandicoote of Coromandel. September 16th 1810’ [in Ink, with dimensions indicated on the drawing] ‘C. Ignatio’ [in Pencil] with East India Company Library seal on the verso. Further inscriptions: Artist: C. Ignatio Medium: Waterco...
Dhole, Asiatic Wild Dog ‘Cuon alpinus’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: ‘The Wild Dog of Sumatra’ [in Ink, with dimensions indicated on the drawing] ‘by Najeeb Ullah’ [in Pencil] Artist: Najibullah Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Identical to folio 6 except here the Dhole ...
Dhole, Asiatic Wild Dog ‘Cuon alpinus’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Wild Dog of Sumatra’ [in Ink, with dimensions indicated on the drawing] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Identical to folio 5 except here the Dhole faces right, and there is a rough pencil sk...
Dhole, Asiatic Wild Dog ‘Cuon alpinus’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Wild Dog of Sumatra’ [in Ink, with dimensions indicated on the drawing] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The Dhole is shown lying down
A group of dogs in a landscape in Luconia (in the Philippines). Artist(s): Ignatio, C. (fl. 1816-1819)
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A group of dogs in a landscape in Luconia (in the Philippines) Original inscriptions: ‘A Species of Dogs found on the mountains of Luconia Drawn from Life. Copied by C. Ignatio June 25th 1817’ Further inscriptions: Artist: C. Ignatio Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: