Forbes, James, 1749–1819, Nests of the Baya, or Bottle-nested Sparrow, in which they hatch their young; suspended from the Leaf of the Palmyra. J. Forbes 1770, 1770
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- Nests of the Baya, or Bottle-nested Sparrow, in which they hatch their young; suspended from the Leaf of the Palmyra. J. Forbes 1770
- Date:
- 1770
- 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 219
- 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 two large nests, each with openings at the bottom, hanging from a leaf. A note to the side of the image reads: "Behold this Bird's-Nest! Mark it well, within, without! No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, no nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, no glue to join; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished! What nice hand with every implement, and means of art, could compass such another?"
- 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 ; 39 x 23 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/3199408
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199408?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1