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Call Number:
Folio A 2023 69
Holdings:
[Request]
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749–1819
Title(s):
Maize, or Indian Wheat, of the natural size. J. Forbes 1765
Date:
1765
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 1, page 39
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 several ears of corn on the stalk.
Additional Notes:
The majority of the image has been pasted onto the page.
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 30 x 20 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 drawings
Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
Associated Places:
England
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Associated People/Groups:
Paul Mellon's Legacy: a Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, April 18, 2007-July 29, 2007)
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/3199252
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199252?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1