Bivalve Mollusc Shells Original inscriptions: ‘Theliderma Leaii’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note:
Mussel Genus ‘Novaculina’ Original inscriptions: ‘Novaculina constricta’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note:
Mollusc Shells Family Psammobidae Original inscriptions: ‘Sanguinolaria iridescens’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinses Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note:
Land Planarian, Shovel-headed Garden Worm Family Bipaliidae Original inscriptions: ‘Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original. 1841.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note:
Common Shore Crab, Green Crab (possibly) ‘Carcinus maenas’ Original inscriptions: ‘Carcinus olivaceus, Cantor. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original. 1841’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Pen and Ink Size: Note:
Red-Clawed Crab (possibly) Family Grapsidae,’ Sesarma bidens’ (or ‘Sesarma mederi’) Original inscriptions: ‘Sesarma tetragona, Cantor. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original. 1841’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Vanished watercolour and Pen and Ink Size: Note: Wit...
Freshwater Prawn Family Palaemonidae Original inscriptions: ‘Palemon ornatus, Olivier. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original. 1841’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Varnished watercolour Size: Note:
Red-legged Centipede Class Chilopoda, Order Scutigeromorpha Original inscriptions: ‘Scutigera rufipes, Cantor. Chusan’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: With detail of head and leg
Millipede Class Diplopoda, Order Polydesmidae Original inscriptions: ‘Polydesmus bicolor, Cantor. Chusan’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Pen and Ink Size: Note:
Caterpillar of Sphinx Moth Family Sphingidae Original inscriptions: ‘Sphinx’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly half-grown caterpillar of Til Hawk-Moth, ‘Acherontia styx’.