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Call Number:
Folio A 2023 69
Holdings:
[Request]
Title(s):
Hindoos, of the Byragee & Jungam Casts. J. Forbes. 1781
Date:
1781
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 12, page 63
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 images are labeled "Byragee" and "Jungam" in English, Persian, and Hindustani. One figure wears no clothes and holds a staff and jug, another wears a robe, an elaborate headdress, and holds a bell.
Additional Notes:
The images are pasted into the volume.
Physical Description:
2 drawings : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 13 x 17 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/3200003
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200003?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1