Caracal ‘Felis caracal’ Original inscriptions: ‘Sya Ghosh’ [Siyagūsh] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: A domesticated caracal, with collar and harnessed waist.
Small Indian Civet ‘Viverricula indica’ Original inscriptions: ‘A better attitude – This is the Animal which produces the Catasi or Civet used in Bengal’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly ‘Arctogalidia trivirgata’ (three-striped Palm Civet)
A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: ‘From Chittagong’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly the Toddy Cat or Common Palm Civet, ‘Paradoxurus hermaphroditus’.
A species of Palm Civet. Artist(s): Mirza Sanghi Beg
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A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘This is called Katās. From the nose to the skull 4 inches, from the skull to the hindquarters 11 inches’ [17?], ‘from the top of the tail to the tip of the tail 15 inches, from the knee to the sole of the foot 8 inches, from the shou...
Sloth Bear ‘Melursus ursinus’ Original inscriptions: ‘From the wild Animal. The other is from the tame with its teeth destroyed.’ [plus a word in Kanarese script] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The inscription refers to the illustration of a sloth bear in ...