Moloch Gibbon, Silvery Gibbon ‘Hylobates moloch’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Three views of the Gibbon, from the back, front and side.
131 drawings in an album, depicting insects, both life-size and enlarged. Collected by Marquis Wellesley
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Volume I. 17.5 by 11.5 inches. 131 ff. in water-colour depicting insects both life-size and enlarged. Two enlarged dissections are included. No inscriptions.
119 drawings in an album, depicting insects, both life-size and enlarged. Collected by Marquis Wellesley
Scope & Content:
Volume II. 17.5 by 11.5 inches. 119 ff. in water-colour depicting insects both life-size and enlarged. Inscription in Nagari on f.98 and a few Latin names have been added at a later date.
NHD36 18.5 by 12 inches. 72 ff. in water-colour depicting Indian fishes. 1794 watermark. A dorsal view and dissections are sometimes given in addit ...
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NHD36 18.5 by 12 inches. 72 ff. in water-colour depicting Indian fishes. 1794 watermark. A dorsal view and dissections are sometimes given in addition to the lateral view. In addition to the Latin name, the vernacular name in Persian and Roman scripts is also given. These paintings are ver...
Gagora Catfish (possibly) Order Siluriformes, Family Ariidae, ‘Arius gagora’ Original inscriptions: ‘Gaagoran taungraa. Silurus ascita L.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: Two views, one in full colour and one dorsal view in ink. Part of a draw...
Striped Dwarf Catfish Order Siluriformes, Family Bagridae, ‘Mystus vittatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Pookhoreeyaa taungraa. Silurus vittatus B.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: Two views, one in full colour and one dorsal view in ink. Part of ...
Butter Catfish Order Siluriformes, Family Siluridae, ‘Ompok bimaculatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Paabdaa. Silurus asotus. L. B?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: Two views, one in full colour and one dorsal view in ink. Part of a drawing in whi...