Spectacled or Binocellate Cobra ‘Naja naja’ Original inscriptions: ‘Cobra Capello. Madras 1803’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Pencil Size: Note: A pencil sketch highlighting the hood.
Buffstriped Keelback ‘Amphiesma stolata’ Original inscriptions: ‘143 scales – Baalai wudaca (Canara).’ ‘Scales 147 length 18 Inch Circumference about the middle ----- Color dark brown above, two levell stripes run its whole length, lower part white, yellow on the sides near the head. Eyes la...
An unidentified Invertebrate, possibly meant to be a type of earthworm
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An unidentified Invertebrate, possibly meant to be a type of earthworm Original inscriptions: ‘Simoga. July or August 1805. 7 & ¾ I’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Skink Original inscriptions: ‘Sept. 1805’ [with dimensions] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly the Spotted Supple Skink or Snake Skink, ‘Lygosoma punctatus’
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....