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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Arvicola Bengalensis’
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 48 (H) x 34 (L)
Size (inches): 19 (H) x 13.5 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Canis (Vulpes ) Rufescens. Doab Fox Female.‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Canis (Vulpes ) Bengalensis Canis Kokree Skyes. Bengal Fox.‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Aquilla Fusca. Brown Eagle.’
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 48 (H) x 34 (L)
Size (inches): 19 (H) x 13.5 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Mac Queen’s Bustard . Otis Macqueen II‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 48 (H) x 34 (L)
Size (inches): 19 (H) x 13.5 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Chinese Bamboo Rat. Rhizomys Sinensis‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Chinese Hare. Lepus Sinensis‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Chinese Owl Strix Sinensis‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Mydaus Collaris. Collared Civet Bear.‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Mydaus Collaris. Collared Civet Bear.’
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Carbo Pygmens. Pigmy Cormorant.‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Vivrine Cat . Felis Vivirinus‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Erinaceus Collaris. Collared Hedge Hog‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘The Shielded Leged Horned Owl. Strix Hardwickii‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 48 (H) x 34 (L)
Size (inches): 19 (H) x 13.5 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Sorex Myosurus. – Pallas. Musk Shrew.’
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
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by John Edward Gray’s
From ‘Illustrations of Indian Zoology’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Indian Dugong. Halicora Dugung‘
John Edward Gray of the British Museum had collaborated with Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke in producing Illustrations of Indian Zoology between 1830 and 1834. He was also the author of several major illustrated works on natural history and commissioned the best artists and printers of the day to illustrate his work. The Illustrations of Indian Zoology is his major work, dedicated to the East India Company, and with the striking plates of bird and animal life in the sub-continent drawn by Waterhouse Hawkins, the noted sporting artist.
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke of the Bengal Artillery whilst serving in India from 1778 to 1823 assembled a truly impressive collection of natural history drawings by Indian and European artists whom he engaged to draw flora and fauna. On his retirement he brought the collection with him to England and a thousand of these in many volumes are now in the British library and in the British Museum (Natural History). Bird portraiture predominates in Illustrations of Indian Zoology with a token representation of mammals, reptiles and fishes.
Size (cms): 34 (H) x 48 (L)
Size (inches): 13.5 (H) x 19 (L)
