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Rare Books and Manuscripts 21,122
Reference Library 172

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819 810
Christie & Manson 126
Christie, James, 1773–1831 118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 101
Christie, Manson & Woods 77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803 70
Britton, John, 1771–1857 51
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 50
Clark, Thomas A 50
Dilnot, John 50
Phillips, H., -1840 42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 41
Bush, Tracey 39
Rocque, John, -1762 37
Sackett, Colin 37
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 35
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804 32
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 32
Douglas, Helen, 1952– 31
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022 29
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878 29
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857 28
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 28
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852 27
Morris, William, 1834–1896 25
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864 25
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834 24
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861 24
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863 24
King, Ronald, 1932– 23

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Accessible in the Study Room 21,122
Accessible in the Reference Library 172

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 21,122

Image Available

unavailable 20,337
available 785

Provenance

New Online Additions

2025 - 2026 4

Classification

Books 16,329
Archives and Manuscripts 1,011
Archives & Manuscripts 668
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 655
Prints 644
Maps & Atlas (printed) 432
Music (printed) 243
Periodicals 181
Articles & Chapters 173
Drawings & Watercolors 136
Postcards 127
Photographs 116
Visual Materials 66
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 36
Musical Sound Recordings 6
Videos 6
Paintings 3
Dissertations & Theses 2
Computer Files 1
Kits 1

Collective Title

Period

19th century 11,007
20th century 4,001
18th century 2,498
21st century 892
17th century 483
15th century 320
16th century 177
14th century 3
13th century 1

Materials & Techniques

wove paper 24
ceramic (material) 11
daguerreotype (process) 9
molding (forming) 9
watercolor (paint) 8
albumen process 6
ink 6
paper 5
engraving (action) 4
graphite (color) 4
silk (textile) 4
graphite (mineral) 3
lithography 3
weaving 3
cardboard 2
glue 2
graphite 2
ivory (material) 2
laid paper 2
photographic paper 2
sterling silver 2
transfer printing 2
carving (processes) 1
casting (process) 1
charcoal (material) 1
collage 1
collage (technique) 1
crayons (drawing material) 1
felt (textile) 1
gelatin silver process 1

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

wood engraving 1,806
engraving 1,316
lithograph 1,219
ephemera 1,090
aquatint 1,036
artists' book 894
auction catalog 774
chromolithograph 648
etching 544
woodcut 424
map 420
armorial bookplates (provenance) 353
accordion fold format (binding) 326
private press books (publishing) 315
exhibition catalog 303
photomechanical print 302
photograph 300
recreation 291
drawing book 269
memorial card 261
incunabula 260
advertisement 254
fragments (object portions) 248
watercolor 248
ink drawing 242
cut-paper work 240
chromoxylograph 238
botanical illustration 231
sheet music 224
memorials (commemorative) 198

Genre

Subject Terms

Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawings 1,011
Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs 1,011
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 852
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 669
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. 663
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate. 601
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 442
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 418
London Institution -- Ownership. 344
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph. 339
Incunabula in Yale Library. 295
Mourning customs -- Great Britain. 284
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 271
Grief. 264
Drawing -- Technique. 249
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership. 248
Great Britain -- Social life and customs. 228
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. 226
Women in natural history. 210
Great Britain -- Description and travel. 188
Satire, English. 184
Drawing books -- Specimens. 168
Decorative arts -- Catalogs. 166
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. 161
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher. 160
Fox hunting. 157
Horses. 150
Voyages and travels. 149
Drawing, European -- Catalogs. 142
Death. 140

Subject Period

19th century 1,390
20th century 498
18th century 305
17th century 88
16th century 60
21st century 35
15th century 26
11th century 7
15th and 16th centuries 4
12th century 3
Alfred, 871-899 3
13th century 2
14th century 2
17th-18th centuries 2
Description and travel 2
Elizabeth II 2
Silurian 2
To 500 2
To 510 B.C 2
16th-18th centuries 1
17th cenury 1
18h century 1
18th centtury 1
19h century 1
21th century 1
58 B.C.-511 A.D 1
6th century 1
Civil War, 43-31 B.C 1
Civil War, 49-45 B.C 1
Early church, ca. 30-600 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 4,320
England 2,958
Italy 1,224
Scotland 1,191
London 1,168
Wales 1,124
London (England) 481
France 304
United States 241
Edinburgh (Scotland) 188
Europe 127
Edinburgh 124
Ireland 122
India 120
Oxford (England) 92
Germany 87
Waltham Saint Lawrence 76
Switzerland 71
Spain 64
Paris (France) 62
Egypt 60
Cambridge (England) 57
America 55
Middle East 54
Bath (England) 53
Brighton (England) 53
Glasgow (Scotland) 53
Oxford 53
Liverpool (England) 52
Turkey 51

Associated People

Forbes, James, 1749-1819 1,010
East India Company 1,007
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 86
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901 72
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 55
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926– 40
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 33
Jesus Christ 32
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821 31
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 31
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 30
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852 30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 29
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910 26
Raphael, 1483–1520 25
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669 25
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641 24
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832 23
Shirley Smith, Richard 23
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952 20
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820 20
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830 19
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577–1640 19
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936 18
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861 17
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 17
Blake, William, 1757–1827 16
Britton, John, 1771–1857 16
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830 16
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 15

Exhibition History

Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978) 123
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 84
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 83
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) 62
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 54
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 43
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 29
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 17
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 16
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 14
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019) 12
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08) 12
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) 10
Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2026-01-08 - 2026-05-31) 9
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08) 9
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11) 7
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006) 7
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30) 5
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04) 5
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17) 4
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25) 4
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11) 4
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 4
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016) 4
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014) 3
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19) 2
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12) 2
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30) 2
Peterloo and Protest (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-08-16 - 2019-12-01) 2
The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World (Yale Center for British Art, February 15, 2018-May 27, 2018) 2

Credit Line

22653444280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 26
22960487070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 15
22968197670008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 13
22709619840008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 12
22960409440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 10
22738171720008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 9
22770980730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 9
22711752450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 7
22711752960008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 7
22709619660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709619750008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709619810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709639120008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22711768230008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22836619370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22960434330008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 6
22960469820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980 6
22651991360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 5
22653478920008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22709619420008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22709621880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22709624340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22711752060008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22711768080008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22809639860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22809664000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22861662870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 5
22960476610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 5
22644345570008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22653444540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4

Language

English 17,416
French 532
Latin 368
German 266
Italian 130
Dutch 50
Undetermined 35
Spanish 23
English, Middle (1100-1500) 10
Swedish 10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600) 9
Welsh 9
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500) 8
Japanese 6
Multiple languages 6
Portuguese 5
Russian 5
Danish 4
Efik 4
Greek, Ancient (to 1453) 4
Low German 4
Polish 3
Scots 3
Hebrew 2
Norwegian 2
Romance (Other) 2
Czech 1
Elamite 1
Germanic (Other) 1
Scottish Gaelic 1

Archival Collections

James Forbes archive 1,011

Archival Collection Level

object 1,010
collection 1

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

A Sketch of young Cocoa-nut Trees; one exhibiting the first shoots from the nut;... [Read more]

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A small Bloodsucker; a species of Lizard at Bombay

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

A small Branch of the Poon Tree. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

A very small GUANA, with the Gloriosa-Superba, a species of Martagon,... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

A Water-Melon, of the smallest size. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

Alhenna, or Mendey. A Shrub universally esteemed in India, Persia, & Arabia; &... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Sweet Potatoe. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The valli Carati of the Hortus Malabaricus; much esteemed by the... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Velvet Moth, at Bombay; with a Branch of the Champa, or Champacca Tree;... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Veuva, or Widow-Bird; at the Brazils; on a branch of the Soap-Tree: of... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Vulture. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Wheat-Plant , at Bombay. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The White Brinjhal, or Egg-Plant. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The White Periwinkle; a common Flower in the oriental Gardens. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The young Fruit & Leaves of the Date Tree, of the natural size. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The large Brown Spider, the White Spider, and Coronet Spider, at Bombay, on... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Large Mazagon Mango, with the Carambola, Custard Apple, and Banana, at... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Leaf-Fly or Vegetable Leaf; with the Madhavi, or Crimson... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Long-tailed Indian Bee-eater at Bombay: on a Branch of the Pomegranate... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Long-tailed Ring-Parrot of India; on a Branch of the Burr, or Banian Tree.... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Male Papah Tree. J. Forbes, 1767

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Minah, on a Branch of the Malacca-Jamboo. J. Forbes 1768

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Nilchont, of its natural size; on a branch of the Bendah, or Indian Tulip-Tree.... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Palmyra, or Brab-Tree, at Bombay

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Papilio or Crimson Velvet Butterfly, at Bombay, with the Blossom of... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Patagonian Bean, of Hindostan, of the natural size. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Patterah, or Crested Long-tailed Pye, on a Branch of the Mango-Tree; all... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Pompelmous, or Shaddock, at Goa; of the natural size. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Poon, or Mast-Tree

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The purple-blossom Thorn-Apple, common in most parts of Hindostan. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Purple-breasted Humming-Bird, of South America; Drawn from Nature. J.... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Purple Brinjhal, a delicious vegetable in Hindostan. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Red Oriental-Periwinkle, with some Butteflies from China. J. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Sable, or Bone-Fish, at Bombay. F. Forbes

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Sanguin, or Lion-Monkey of Brazil: The smallest of the Monkey Tribe

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Scarlet-Crested Cockatoo; on a sprig of the Ficus Religiosa, or Banian... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Scolopendra, or Centepedes, at Bombay; of the natural size, with an... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Single Mogree, or Arabian Jassmin, a favorite Flower of the Hindoos. J.... [Read more]

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The Single Oleander, and Caterpillars, of Bombay, J. Forbes, 1769

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The small Halcyon, or King-Fisher at Bombay: with the Fruit called the... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Small Indian Squirrel, on a Branch of the Tamarind-Tree, representing the... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Spotted-Locust, and other Insects at Bombay, with the Purple, White and... [Read more]

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Sultana or Hoopoo, at Bombay, on a Sprig of the Citron Tree. J. Forbes 1769

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

James Forbes letter, Bombay, 1767 December 1

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James Forbes letter, Bombay, 1768 November 25

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Forbes, James, 1749–1819

Job's-Tears. J. Forbes

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Letter 6

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Letter 7

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The Champaca in blossom; and its ripe seed; J. Forbes

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The changeable Rose, of its natural size; arrayed in its earliest hue, or... [Read more]

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The changeable Rose Tree, on a reduced size

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The Cobra de Capello of the smallest species

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The Cobra Minelle, of the largest size. J. Forbes 1770

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The Cock and Hen Taylor Birds at Bombay. J. Forbes 1768

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The Cocoa-nut Tree, J. Forbes 1767

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The Date Tree, of Hindostan. J. Forbes

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The double Indian Pink, with a selection of Chinese Butterflies. J.... [Read more]

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the double Japan Rose, or Shoe-Flower. J. Forbes

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The double Mogree, or Arabian Jessamin, a peculiar favorite of the Hindoos. J.... [Read more]

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The Double Oleander, at Bombay; with the large Hog-Caterpillar. J.... [Read more]

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The Dyal or Dominican Bird, With the Fruit called the Carombola; of the natural size.... [Read more]

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The Female, or Fruit-bearing Papah-Tree. J. Forbes 1767

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The Field Lizard at Bombay; on a branch of the Piplah, a species of the Banian... [Read more]

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The FLAMINGO

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The Fruit of the Papah Tree, of its natural size. J. Forbes 1767

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The Funnoos, or Jac Tree. J. Forbes 1767

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The Gara-Doodee, Babora-Branca, or White Bobree, of a small size. J. Forbes

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The Golden Beetle at Bombay; with the Double-blossom Benda. J. Forbes 1769

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The Green Banana-Bird at Rio de Janeiro

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The Horn-Bill, or Double-Beak; on the Malabar-Coast

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The Indian Burr, or Banian-Tree; drawn from Nature

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The Indian Shot; with drawings of Butterflies from China. J. Forbes 1769

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The Isinglass Moth, with the Japan Rose, or Shoe-Flower; at Bombay. J. Forbes... [Read more]

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The Jamboo-Rosario, or Rose-Apple: of the natural size. J. Forbes

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A beautiful shrub in the garden hedges at Bombay. J. Forbes

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A Branch of the Agootee Tree, a large and beautiful species of the or... [Read more]

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A Branch of the Cocoa-nut Tree, of a reduced size. The Leaves when doubled... [Read more]

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A Branch of the Ficus-Indica, or Banian-Tree; with the Leaves and Fruit of... [Read more]

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A Bunch of Cocoa-nuts, of a reduced size. J. Forbes

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A Bunch of the Areca Fruit, or Betel-Nut, of the natual size. J. Forbes

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A cluster of young Betel-nuts, bursting from their enclosure, of the natural size;... [Read more]

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A Collection of Descriptive Letters, and Drawings. Volume 2, [title page]

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A Collection of Plants, Flowers and Insects, on the Island of Bombay,... [Read more]

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A Description of the Beasts, Birds, Fish, and Insects, on the Island of Bombay;... [Read more]

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A Fish on the Coast of Brazil, smaller than nature. J. Forbes

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An Accurate Map of Hindoostan, Drawn from the Latest Authorities

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An untitled drawing of a lizard

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An untitled drawing of a tiger

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Cocoa-nuts, as gathered from the Tree; nearly of their natural size. J.... [Read more]

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Cocoa-nuts uncoated, to shew the Shell and Kernel of the Nut, drawn from the... [Read more]

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Natural Description of the Island of Bombay; with its Trees, Fruits, &... [Read more]

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Nests of the Baya, or Bottle-nested Sparrow, in which they hatch their... [Read more]

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Palmyra, or Brab Tree

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Papilio Nestor, the Nestor Butterfly, of South America, drawn from Nature. J.... [Read more]

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Drawings of different Subjects in the Natural History of Bombay, described in... [Read more]

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Drawings of Natural History on the Island of Bombay, [section title]

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Fish caught at Bombay. J. Forbes 1767

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Front matter

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Fruit of Bombay

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Gonsaly or Tri, of a small size. J. Forbes

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