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Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): flower and young fruit. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1769.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20096i
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The boy of Dundee. A youth to fortune, and to fame, unknown.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1800
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Four seedheads of different grasses (Gramineae species): Cynosorus crocanus, buntee?, Paspalum kora and Panicum miliaceum or common millet. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1780.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20072i
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Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20134i
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Tamarind or Indian date (Tamarindus indica L.) and Indian squirrel (Sciurus sp.). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1769.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20135i
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A vehicle with wooden wheels pulled by two oxen in India. Etching by T. Wageman after M.-R. de Montalembert.
Montalembert, Marc-René, marquis de, 1777-1831.Date: June 1st 1812Reference: 36812i
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Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): mature fruit. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1769.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20098i
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View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1st June 1812Reference: 20055i
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Fac-simile of the inlaid work on the tomb at Agra, called Taje-Mahal, or Crown of the Seraglio. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1781.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20101i
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Oriental memoirs: selected ... from a series of ... letters written during seventeen years ... in India: including observations on parts of Africa and South America / [James Forbes].
Forbes, James, 1749-1819Date: 1813
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Cashew nut or acajou (Anacardium occidentale): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1772.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20127i
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Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): tree bearing flowers and fruit. Coloured lithograph, 1812, after J. Forbes, 1780.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20099i
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Sesamum (Sesamum indicum L.): flowering and fruiting stem with a skeleton mantis. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20132i
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Mango (Mangifera indica L.) flower and fruit with a purple-eyed butterfly (Papilio sp.). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1768.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20065i
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Wattle (Acacia sp.) flowering stem with a blue locust and a faggot caterpillar emerging from its nest. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1779.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20069i
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Oriental memoirs: a narrative of seventeen years residence in India / By James Forbes.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1834
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Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) with many trunks. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1811Reference: 20052i
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A famous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.), named Cubbeer Burr, on a river island in India. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1811Reference: 20051i
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Jak or jack tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) with man collecting the fallen fruit. Engraving by J. Storer after J. Forbes, 1767.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1st June 1812Reference: 20056i
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A spreading banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) growing on a palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) and sheltering 2 people. Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1774.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1st June 1812Reference: 20054i
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Seedheads of pasture grass (Holcus sp.), millet (Panicum sp.) and rice (Oryza sativa). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1780.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20074i
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A man climbing a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) which stands by a banana plant (Musa sp.), in a waterside setting in Bombay, India. Engraving by J. Shury after J. Forbes, 1768.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1812]Reference: 20053i

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Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): flower and young fruit. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1769.

The boy of Dundee. A youth to fortune, and to fame, unknown.

Four seedheads of different grasses (Gramineae species): Cynosorus crocanus, buntee?, Paspalum kora and Panicum miliaceum or common millet. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1780.

Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.

Tamarind or Indian date (Tamarindus indica L.) and Indian squirrel (Sciurus sp.). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1769.

A vehicle with wooden wheels pulled by two oxen in India. Etching by T. Wageman after M.-R. de Montalembert.

Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): mature fruit. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1769.

View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Fac-simile of the inlaid work on the tomb at Agra, called Taje-Mahal, or Crown of the Seraglio. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1781.

Oriental memoirs: selected ... from a series of ... letters written during seventeen years ... in India: including observations on parts of Africa and South America / [James Forbes].

Cashew nut or acajou (Anacardium occidentale): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1772.

Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): tree bearing flowers and fruit. Coloured lithograph, 1812, after J. Forbes, 1780.

Sesamum (Sesamum indicum L.): flowering and fruiting stem with a skeleton mantis. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) flower and fruit with a purple-eyed butterfly (Papilio sp.). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1768.

Wattle (Acacia sp.) flowering stem with a blue locust and a faggot caterpillar emerging from its nest. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1779.

Oriental memoirs: a narrative of seventeen years residence in India / By James Forbes.

Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) with many trunks. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

A famous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.), named Cubbeer Burr, on a river island in India. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Jak or jack tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) with man collecting the fallen fruit. Engraving by J. Storer after J. Forbes, 1767.

A spreading banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) growing on a palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) and sheltering 2 people. Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1774.

Seedheads of pasture grass (Holcus sp.), millet (Panicum sp.) and rice (Oryza sativa). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1780.

A man climbing a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) which stands by a banana plant (Musa sp.), in a waterside setting in Bombay, India. Engraving by J. Shury after J. Forbes, 1768.