Grand Eclectus Parrot ‘Eclectus roratus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Five coloured parrot.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Nilgiri Langur ‘Presbytis johnii, trachypithecus johnii’ Original inscriptions: ‘Black monky’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: With detail of the head. Two types of langurs depicted in the drawing,...
Capped Leaf Monkey ‘Presbytis pileatus’ Original inscriptions: Old white monky Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Smooth Butterfly Ray Order Rajiformes, Family Gymnuridae,’ Gymnura micrura’ Original inscriptions: ‘Its a kind of ray called Thootival Trooky’ Further inscriptions: ‘Dasyatis micrura’ [Pencil] ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Spotted Eagle Ray Order Rajiformes, Family Myliobatidae, ‘Aetobatus narinari’ Original inscriptions: ‘A kind of rays’ Further inscriptions: ‘Atobatis narinari’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Banded Eagle Ray Order Rajiformes, Family Myliobatidae, ‘Aetomylaeus nichofii’ Original inscriptions: ‘Its another kind Country ray.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Spotted Eagle Ray Order Rajiformes, Family Myliobatidae, ‘Aetobatus narinari’ Original inscriptions: ‘Its another spotted kind of ray. ?Otobatus narina.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Banded Sea Snake ‘Laticauda sp.’ (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Another kind of snake called Karoovallala or Kudalnagum.’ ‘If this kind of Snake bite a man the foam or scum will fell from his mouth and a great deal of Blood’ ‘will fell from the wound and obstruction will take place in brea...
Seashells Original inscriptions: ‘Very fine round and oval shaped Shells.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Silver Sillago, Silver Whiting Order Perciformes, Family Sillaginidae, ‘Sillago sihama’ Original inscriptions: ‘Whiting’ Further inscriptions: ‘The Whiting of India. Sillago sihama.’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: