Forbes, James, 1749-1819, The Kherundah, as it appears in blossom and ripe fruit; with A beautiful Moth found in my Garden at Baroche, all of the natural size. J. Forbes 1778, 1778
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819
- Title(s):
- The Kherundah, as it appears in blossom and ripe fruit; with A beautiful Moth found in my Garden at Baroche, all of the natural size. J. Forbes 1778
- Date:
- 1778
- 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 10, page 75
- 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 branch of a plant with several pink and white fruits, and three white flowers. A large, multi-colored moth flies directly above. No Latin names are given. Bottom of page: a couplet ascribed to Homer's Odyssey, beginning, "the same mild season gives the blooms to blow."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is closely cropped and pasted into the volume.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 29 x 25 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
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199862
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199862?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1