A Fakeer, or Mahometan Dervise, at Cambay; with a Man of the Tribe of Borahs; settled among the Mahometans in many parts of Hindostan; and said to be descended from the ancient Jews. J. Forbes 1781, 1781
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- A Fakeer, or Mahometan Dervise, at Cambay; with a Man of the Tribe of Borahs; settled among the Mahometans in many parts of Hindostan; and said to be descended from the ancient Jews. 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 69
- 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 "Faqhir or Dervise" and "Borah" in English, Persian, and Hindustani. One wears white, and holds a caged bird and a short staff, another wears long white robes.
- 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 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/3200006
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200006?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1