Forbes, James, 1749–1819, Cocoa-nuts uncoated, to shew the Shell and Kernel of the Nut, drawn from the natural size. J. Forbes, redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- Cocoa-nuts uncoated, to shew the Shell and Kernel of the Nut, drawn from the natural size. J. Forbes
- Date:
- redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- 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 49
- 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 two coconuts, one with its casing removed, the other split in half, with no background illustration. Bottom of page: a passage from James Thomson's "The Seasons," beginning, "O stretch'd amid the orchards of the sun, Give me to drain the Cocoa's milky bowl."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is drawn directly on the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing ; 26 x 28 cm
- Genre:
- Drawings (visual works), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Watercolors (paintings), 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/3199346
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199346?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1