Indian Collection (page 23)

South American tapir and manati
South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris, young with spotted hide, and manati or West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus. Copperplate engraving by Barlow after an original illustration by Captain

Red-rumped agouti and spotted paca
Red-rumped agouti or Indian coney, Dasyprocta leporina leporina, and spotted paca or spotted coney, Cuniculus paca. Copperplate engraving by Barlow after an original illustration by Captain John

Indian flap-shelled turtle and mud turtle
Indian flap-shelled turtle, Lissemys punctata (la Chagrinee, Testudo granulata) and common mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Pensylvanian tortoise, Testudo pensylvanica)

European pond turtle and Indian star tortoise
European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (mud tortoise or la Bourbeuse), and Indian star tortoise, Geochelone elegans (elegant tortoise)

Indian burrowing frog and cape rain frog
Indian burrowing frog (Sphaerotheca breviceps (short-headed toad, Rana breviceps) and cape rain frog or giant rain frog, Breviceps gibbosus (le Bossu of la Cepede, Rana gibbosa)

Extinct Reunion giant tortoise and saddle-backed
Extinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica) and shells of the extinct saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis vosmaeri

Six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus, and Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater, Manis crassicaudata

Dromedary camel, Camelus dromedarius
Dromedary camel, Arabian camel, or Indian camel, Camelus dromedarius. Handcolored engraving by Annedouche after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Collared peccary, Pecari tajacu, and Indian
Collared peccary, Pecari tajacu, and female Indian wild boar, Sus scrofa cristatus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Portrait of a Thai man and Indian woman
Portrait and profile of one of the famous Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, aged 25, and Indian woman of Calcutta, aged 22, wearing nose ring and jewelry

Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus. Endangered. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Malabar giant squirrel, Ratufa indica
Indian or Malabar giant squirrel, Ratufa indica, and European hamster, Cricetus cricetus. Handcolored engraving by Manceau after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Indian flying fox or Indian fruit bat, Pteropus giganteus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Portraits of an Indian man and Native American
Portrait and profile of an Indian man, Soorjo Coomar Chucherbutty, age 20, from Decca, and U-je-jock, or Pelican, age 10, son of a chief of the Ojibwe Nation, Lake Huron

Cetaceans
Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, short-beaked dolphin, Delphinus delphis, extinct Stellers sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas, West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus

West Indian magpie shell, Cittarium pica (Magpie turbo, Turbo pica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Indian pitta, Pitta brachyura (Short-tailed crow, Corvus brachyurus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Indian owl moth, Erebus macrops (Ox-eye moth, Phalaena macrops). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Indian volute or bailer shell, Melo melo (Voluta indica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Indian sword swallower in Paris, 1816. An assistant holds a sword to show its length (18 inches), and another takes something from a box of tricks

Indian jugglers in Paris, 1816
Indian jugglers, 1816. The man in the centre balances a whip between his eyes, spins rings on his toes and fingers, and threads pearls on a rope with his tongue

Bower of beauty, Pandorea jasminoides (Tecoma jasminoides) and yellow trumpetbush, Tecoma stans (Tecoma velutina). Handcoloured lithograph by D

China rose or Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Bottlebrush, Callistemon linearis (Calistemon linearis). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Sandpaper vine, Petrea volubilis (Petraea stapelia). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Poinciana, Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Poinciana pulcherrima). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Coralbush, Jatropha multifida. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

Blue plumbago, Plumbago auriculata
Blue plumbago or Cape leadwort, Plumbago auriculata (Plumbago capensis). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates

Nepal trumpet flower, Beaumontia grandiflora
Nepal trumpet flower or heralds trumpet, Beaumontia grandiflora. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Philippine violet, Barleria cristata
Philippine violet, bluebell barleria or crested Philippine violet, Barleria cristata. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with

Flamevine, Pyrostegia venusta
Flamevine or orange trumpetvine Pyrostegia venusta (Bignonia venusta). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates

Crown of thorns, Euphorbia milii (Euphorbia bojeri). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Elephant creeper, Argyreia nervosa. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

White orchid-tree, Bauhinia acuminata. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

Lesser bougainvillea or paperflower, Bougainvillea glabra (Bougainvillia glabra). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with

Clustervine, Jacquemontia pentanthos (Convolvulus pentanthus). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia pulcherrima). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Laurel clockvine or blue trumpet vine, Thunbergia laurifolia. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Sweet acacia, Acacia farnesiana
Sweet acacia or needle bush, Acacia farnesiana. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

Golden dewdrop, Duranta erecta
Golden dewdrop, pigeon berry or skyflower, Duranta erecta (Duranta plumieri). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured

Yellow oleander, Thevetia nerifolia
Yellow oleander or lucky nut, Thevetia nerifolia (Thevetia nereifolia). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates

Asian pigeonwings, butterfly pea or Darwin pea, Clitoria ternatea. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Nasturtium or Tropaeolum species
Mr. Moritz tropaeolum, Tropaeolum moritzanum, tuberous Indian cress, Tropaeolum tuberosum, short-horned Indian cress, T. brachyceras, three-coloured Indian cress, T. tricolorum, Mr

Mallow and flax species
Umbellate globe-mallow, Malva umbellata, showy red-flowered mallow, Malva creeana, tree flax, Linum arboreum, and Indian flax, Linum trigynum

Cuphea and Lagerstroemia species
Heart-shaped cuphea, Cuphea cordata, broad-centred cuphea, Cuphea platycentra, General Melvilles cuphea, Cuphea melvilla, and Indian lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia indica

East Indian linsang and dhole (endangered)
East Indian linsang, Prionodon linsang gracilis, and wild dog or dhole, Cuon alpinus (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Oriental darter or Indian darter, Anhinga melanogaster. Near threatened. (Black bellied darter, Plotus melanogaster.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

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