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A variety of the Paterah
A variety of the Paterah
CA RBD MSG BW007-10 · Item · approximately 1811
Part of James Forbes Zoological Drawings

Item consists of a pencil and partially coloured illustration of a brown bird with blue neck poised on a branch with large leaves and pink flower, with description in pen in contemporary hand: A variety of the Paterah, in the Concan, with the Pomegranate and Juncea. Figures have been cut out and pasted on sheet with background details pencilled in.
A view of Bombay, from Malabar Hill, with the island of Caranjah and part of the Indian continent in the distance
CA RBD MSG 276-8 · File · 1771
Part of James Forbes Fonds

Hand-coloured engraving of an image by James Forbes, published by Richard Bentley, 8 New Burlington St., 1834 and engraved by James Storer. Engraving depicts panorama from Malabar Hill; trees, grass, and two groups of figures in European dress can be seen in the foreground, some buildings and a body of water by the shore. Towards the background is the bay with an island with white low buildings, tall ships on the water, and a mountainous landscape in the distance.

 Forbes, James, 1749-1819