Forbes, James, 1749–1819, Tamarind-Tree, redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- Tamarind-Tree
- Date:
- redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- 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 2, page 77
- 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 drawing shows a tree on a hillside. The Latin name is given as Tamarindus Indica (see Tamarindus indica). Bottom of page: an adapted quotation from Thomson's "The Seasons," beginning, "Lay me reclin'd, Beneath the spreading Tamarind that shakes."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is drawn directly on the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing ; 20 x 25 cm
- Genre:
- Drawings (visual works), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Watercolors (paintings), 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/3199359
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199359?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1