Gayal ‘Bos frontalis’ Original inscriptions: [on reverse in English]]’These drawings are from life in the possession of Marquis Wellesley’ [in front in nastaliq] ‘this animal named gawal is from Chatgam and is the work of Mirza Sanghi Beg, dated February 1801’ Further inscriptions: ‘Frontalis...
Gayal ‘Bos frontalis’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘this animal named gawal is from Chatgam and is the work of Mirza Sanghi Beg, dated February 1801’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Mirza Sanghi Beg Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Asian Water Buffalo ‘Bubalus arnee’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘this animal is called in Hindi bhainss, made by Mirza Sanghi Beg, March 1801’ [plus dimensions] Further inscriptions: Artist: Mirza Sanghi Beg Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Asian Water Buffalo ‘Bubalus bubalis’ Original inscriptions: [on reverse] ‘This is clearly the animal foolishly called in Kir’s translation of Linnaeus the Bos Arnee and described as a new animal. The horns he described are clearly those of the Common Wild Buffallo which differs only in size f...
Yak ‘Bos grunniens’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: [English] ‘Yak. Hair long only in the male’ [nastaliq] ‘hashtum hisseh qad asli sara-gāv’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: