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CallNumber:
Folio A 2023 69
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749-1819
Title(s):
The White Pepper Plant, on the Malabar Coast. J. Forbes
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
ContainerGrouping:
volume 6, page 91
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
AccessRestrict:
The materials are open for research.
UseRestrict:
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.
ScopeContent:
The image shows a branch with several leaves and groups of peppercorns. The Latin name is given as Piper album (see Piper nigrum).
OddNote:
The image is drawn directly on the page.
PhysicalDescription:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 35 x 26 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:
East India Company
Forbes, James, 1749-1819
FindingAidTitle:
James Forbes archive
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199621
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199621?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1