Forbes, James, 1749–1819, The Indian Burr, or Banian-Tree; drawn from Nature, 1770
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- The Indian Burr, or Banian-Tree; drawn from Nature
- Date:
- 1770
- 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 2, page 35
- 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 drawing shows a variety of Indian figures sitting, standing, talking, and engaging in ritual activities under a banyan tree. An explanatory note, with numbers corresponding to groups of people in the picture, reads: "With some of the different Casts of Hindoos, amusing themselves under its shade. 1 Gosanees, 2 Purvoes, 3 Dancing Girls & Musicians, 4 Banians." The Latin name is listed above as Ficus Indica - Lin: (see F. benghalensis). Bottom of page: an adapted quotation from Milton's Paradise Lost, beginning, "Glory of Indian Groves! which spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is pasted into the volume.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 18 x 28 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/3199338
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199338?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1