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IOR/H/375, p.374
- Record Id:
- 041-003283669
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035589308.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/375, p.374
- Title:
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Drawing of a Flax Plant, accompanying a letter sent by Dr William Roxburgh on 1st February 1793 to the Court of Directors entitled: 'A Botanical Description and Drawing of a new Species of Flax-plant with a few Observations thereon'
- Scope & Content:
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A water-colour drawing of a Flax Plant (‘Aletris Nervosus’) with dissections measuring 18.5 by 12 inches accompanying a letter sent by Dr Roxburgh from Samalkot on 1st February 1793 to the Court of Directors entitled, 'A Botanical Description and Drawing of a new Species of Flax-plant with a few Observations thereon'.
This drawing was made by one of Roxburgh's Indian draughtsmen at Samalkot.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- Botany in British India
India Office Records - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004430
041-003283669 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/375 : Hemp and Flax.
IOR/H/375, p.374 : Drawing of a Flax Plant, accompanying a letter sent by Dr William Roxburgh on 1st February 1793 to the Court of Directors… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0178]/040-000004430[0006]/041-003283669
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Bengal style
Calcutta style
Eastern India style - Start Date:
- 1793
- End Date:
- 1793
- Date Range:
- 1793
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, Natural history drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1962),102
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Plants