Forbes, James, 1749–1819, The Spur-winged Water-Hen, on the Dahder-River; with the Green Mantis, or Soothsayer. J. Forbes 1775, 1775
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- The Spur-winged Water-Hen, on the Dahder-River; with the Green Mantis, or Soothsayer. J. Forbes 1775
- Date:
- 1775
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- Part of Collection:
- volume 7, page 257
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- The image shows a brown, white, and yellow bird with long legs and tail standing on a rock amid water. Behind the bird is a thorny plant with pink blossoms. A butterfly sits on the plant and a praying mantis stands on a rock below the bird. Forbes lists the Latin name for the bird as Gullinula, alis cornubus donatis.
- Additional Notes:
- Some of the image is closely cropped and pasted into the volume; some of the image is drawn directly on the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 36 x 29 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199731
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199731?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1