Mussel Family Mytilidae Original inscriptions: ‘Mytilis niger’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: Possibly the Black Mussel, ‘musculus niger’
Mussel Family Dreissenidae Original inscriptions: ‘Dreissena purpurescens, Cantor’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note:
Gecko Genus ‘Hemidactylus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Hemidactylus nanus, Cantor. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original 1841.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Millipede Class Diplopoda, Order Polydesmidae Original inscriptions: ‘Polydesmus bicolor, Cantor. Chusan’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Pen and Ink Size: Note:
Mudskipper ‘Periophthalmus modestus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Periophthalmus modestus, Cantor. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantos original 1841.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: With sketched details of head and mouth parts
Mussel Genus ‘Novaculina’ Original inscriptions: ‘Novaculina constricta’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note:
Goldfish ‘Carassius auratus auratus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Cyprinus gibelioides, Cantor. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original. 1841.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: With details of mouth and bladders
Aquatic Snail Shells Genus ‘Lymnaea’ Original inscriptions: ‘Lymnea minor’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note:
Door Snail Family Clausiliidae Original inscriptions: ‘Clausilia aculus’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note: with magnified detail of shell