Hood for Falcon Original inscriptions: ‘No 26. A cap or the cover of the head called Topun.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Frog Original inscriptions: ‘Its a kind of lean frog lives continually within the plantation trees & stones.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: This drawing at bottom right
A species of Pufferfish Order Tetraodontiformes, Family Tetraodontidae Original inscriptions: ‘Nunsely fish’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
River Dolphin, Freshwater Dolphin ‘Platanista gangetica’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: With pencil and ink details of the open jaws and swim bladders
Spectacled or Binocellate Cobra ‘Naja naja’ Original inscriptions: ‘Naga Serpents. This Serpent is esteemed as God in our Hindoo religion which also says, if one has ignorantly or accidentally killed such a Serpents, his issue will be discontinued for many Generations and He should be obliged ...
Aquatic Frog Family Ranidae, ‘Euphlyctis sp.’ (Skittering Frog?) Original inscriptions: ‘frog continually lives in water.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: This drawing at top right
Studies of various Spiders Original inscriptions: ‘Spiders.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Purple-Rumped Sunbird (possibly) ‘Nectarinia zeylonica’ Original inscriptions: ‘Is a kind of Bird eats only Honey therefore they calls ten chittoo or honey birds’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: T...
Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker (possibly) ‘Dicaeum cruentatum’ Original inscriptions: ‘Is a kind of elegant birds called patte chittoo’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Probably meant to be the Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker although the plumage is not exact. It ...