Forbes, James, 1749-1819, The Patterah, or Crested Long-tailed Pye, on a Branch of the Mango-Tree; all of the natural size. J. Forbes 1768, 1768
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819
- Title(s):
- The Patterah, or Crested Long-tailed Pye, on a Branch of the Mango-Tree; all of the natural size. J. Forbes 1768
- Date:
- 1768
- 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 215
- 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 multi-color bird perched on a branch of a mango tree, with several ripe and unripe fruits hanging beside it. The Latin name of the bird is given as Pica cristata, cauda longa (current name uncertain), and the Latin name of the tree is given as Mangifera Indica (see Mangifera indica).
- 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 ; 25 x 24 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/3199406
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199406?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1