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Call Number:
Folio A 2023 69
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749–1819
Title(s):
The Sahi, or Blue Banana-Bird of the Brazils; on a Branch of the Guava-Tree; both of the natural size. Jam. Forbes
Date:
1780?
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 11, page 135
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 blue and yellow bird on a branch with two flowers and several fruit, one of which is open. The Latin names are given as Rubicala Americana Coerulea (the bird) and Psidium Pyriferum (the tree, see Psidium guajava).
Additional Notes:
The image is detached from the page.
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 25 x 22 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
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/3199962
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199962?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1