Forbes, James, 1749–1819, Malabars of the highest Casts of Nairs and Brahmins, in the Queen of Attinga's dominions. They are here represnted in their fullest dress. J. Forbes 1772, 1772
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- Malabars of the highest Casts of Nairs and Brahmins, in the Queen of Attinga's dominions. They are here represnted in their fullest dress. J. Forbes 1772
- Date:
- 1772
- 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 6, page 41
- 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 four figures, two men and two women. All wear white cloth around their waists and nothing else. They stand under a banyan tree, and in the background is a house with a thachted roof. The man to the right has a long beard and a staff and sits on a rock. Bottom of page: a quotation from Oliver Goldsmith's (1728-1774) "The Traveller," beginning, "Unknown to them when sensual pleasures cloy, to fill the languid pause with finer joy."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is pasted into the volume.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 19 x 30 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/3199611
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199611?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1