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NHD1/76-172
- Record Id:
- 032-003273421
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003273421
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x000ef9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- NHD1/76-172
- Title:
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NHD1/76-172 Ninety-seven drawings in watercolour, pencil, and pen-and-ink depicting 48 birds, 46 mammals and 2 reptilia from Java; bound in a volume m ...
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NHD1/76-172
Ninety-seven drawings in watercolour, pencil, and pen-and-ink depicting 48 birds, 46 mammals and 2 reptilia from Java; bound in a volume measuring 21 by 14 inches.
Seventy of these drawings were probably made by Chinese artists in Java between 1811 and 1817, while the British were in occupation of the island. The drawing is, in some cases, weak and incompetent. They were received by the Library in August 1819.
Twenty-five pencil drawings (Nos.126, 127, 129, 131-3, 135-7, 139, 141-3, 150, 151, 155, 156, 159-63, 165, 166 and 168) were made by William Daniell between 1820 and 1824 from Thomas Horsfield's stuffed specimens in the Company's Museum. Two watercolours (Nos.147 and 164) for reasons of style would also appear to be by him. Twenty of the engravings in Horsfield's 'Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands' (London, 1824) were made from these drawings : Plate 2 (No.162), Plate 3 (No.161), Plate 4 (No.159), Plate 11 (No.155), Plate 13 (No.132), Plate 14 (No.131), Plate 15 (No.133 in reverse), Plate 16 (No.135), Plate 17 (No.136), Plate 20 (No.129), Plate 21 (No.139 with a slight alteration), Plate 23 (No.126), Plate 26 (No.141), Plate 29 (No.150), Plate 30 (No.156), Plate 31 (No.168), Plate 33 (No.165), Plate 67 (No.137). Plates 27 and 28 appear to have been engraved by Daniell from the Javanese drawings Nos.144 and 146 with slight modifications.
The drawings of birds were of assistance to Horsfield in preparing his 'Systematic Arrangement and Description of Birds from the Island of Java', a paper read to the Linnaean Society, 18th April 1820, XIIIth volume of Transactions, and in compiling his revised 'Catalogue of Birds' in 'Zoological Researches'.
The drawings are of special interest since the Horsfieldian types were imperfectly preserved, and during the removal of the collections from Leadenhall Street to Fife House, moths destroyed nearly the whole of them.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Horsfield Collection
Natural History Drawings - Hierarchy Tree:
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Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273473", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/127: A Feline" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273474", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/128: Javan Mongoose" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273475", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/129: Javan Mongoose. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273476", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/130: Common Palm Civet" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273477", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/131: Large Tree Shrew. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273478", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/132: Javan Tree Shrew. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273479", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/133: Sun Bear. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273480", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/134: Sunda Stink Badger" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273481", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/135: Chinese Ferret Badger. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273482", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/136: Sunda Stink Badger. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273483", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/137: Gland of Stink Badger. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273484", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/138: Sunda Stink Badger" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273485", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/139: A species of Otter. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273486", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/140: Eurasian Otter" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273487", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/141: Three-striped Ground Squirrel. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273488", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/142: A Squirrel Head" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273489", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/143: A species of Squirrel. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273490", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/144: Striped Palm Squirrel (possibly). Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273491", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/145: Giant Squirrel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273492", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/146: Giant Squirrel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273493", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/148: Red Giant Flying Squirrel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273494", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/149: A species of Flying Squirrel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273495", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/150: Whiskered Flying Squirrel. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273496", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/151: A species of Flying Squirrel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273497", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/152: Colugo, Flying Lemur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273498", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/153: Colugo, Flying Lemur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273499", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/154: Colugo, Flying Lemur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273500", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/155: A species of Fruit Bat. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273501", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/156: A species of Flying Squirrel. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273502", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/157: Slow Loris" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273503", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/158: Slow Loris" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273504", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/159: Western Tarsier. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273505", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/160: A species of Gibbon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273506", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/161: A species of Langur. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273507", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/162: A species of Langur. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273508", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/163: A species of Primate" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273509", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/164: Siamang. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273510", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/165: Muntjac. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273511", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/166: Muntjac" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273512", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/167: Malayan Pangolin" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273513", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/168: Javan Rhinoceros. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273514", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/169: Javan Rhinoceros. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273515", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/170: Long tailed Porcupine" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273516", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/171: Banded Krait" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273517", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/172: Saw-scaled Viper" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273518", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/125: Leopard Cat. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003273519", "parent" : "032-003273421", "text" : "NHD1/147: A Mongoose facing a snake" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003273421
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- NHD1/76 : Crested Serpent Eagle
NHD1/77 : Changeable Hawk Eagle
NHD1/78 : Appears to be a preparatory sketch for NHD1/77
NHD1/79 : Sunda Scops Owl
NHD1/80 : Barn Owl
NHD1/81 : Reddish Scops Owl
NHD1/82a : Owl’s eyes
NHD1/82b : Green Junglefowl (male)
NHD1/83 : Red Junglefowl (male)
NHD1/84 : Emerald Dove
NHD1/85 : Little Cuckoo Dove
NHD1/86 : Pied Imperial Pigeon
NHD1/87 : Grey-Breasted Partridge (possibly)
NHD1/88 : Magpie Goose
NHD1/89 : Magpie Goose
NHD1/90 : Black-Winged Stilt
NHD1/91 : Black-Crested Bulbul
NHD1/92 : Banded Pitta
NHD1/93 : Banded Pitta
NHD1/94 : A species of Laughing Thrush
NHD1/95 : Hill Blue Flyctcher (possibly)
NHD1/96 : A species of Robin (possibly)
NHD1/97 : White-Crowned Forktail
NHD1/98 : Hill Mynah
NHD1/99 : White-Breasted Wood Swallow
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- Start Date:
- 1798
- End Date:
- 1824
- Date Range:
- 1798-1824
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