A breed of domestic Goats Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: A pair, male at left and female at right; perhaps of the Barbari breed.
Mammal from the family Canidae (possibly meant to be a Jackal) Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘bangal paidah mishavad, dar Hindi Geedhar, dar’ ‘Farsi Shahal’ etc. [from Bengal, this animal is called Geedhar in Hindi and Shahal in Farsi, plus dimensions are given] Further inscriptions: A...
Koala ‘Phascolarctos cinereus’ Original inscriptions: [on reverse] ‘Coola, an animal of the Oppossum Tribe from New South Wales’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Lewin, John William Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: London-born Lewin's father, William Lewin, was an artist and naturalist who ...
A species of Palm Civet. Artist(s): Mirza Sanghi Beg
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A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘This is called Katās. From the nose to the skull 4 inches, from the skull to the hindquarters 11 inches’ [17?], ‘from the top of the tail to the tip of the tail 15 inches, from the knee to the sole of the foot 8 inches, from the shou...