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DiaporamaGrains in Guzerat. 1. Boutah or Natchnee (Cynosorus crocanus), 2. Buntee, 3. Codra (Paspalum Kora), 4. Chena, (Panicum miliaceum)
james forbes (1749 – 1819)
Explore the work of James Forbes, a British artist & writer documenting 18th-century India. Known for detailed illustrations of flora, fauna & architecture, his memoirs offer unique cultural insights.
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum (Mumbai, Bharat)
Explore Mumbai’s artistic heritage at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum! Discover Victorian architecture, historical artifacts & contemporary art exhibitions – India's oldest museum awaits.
James Forbes arrived in India in 1766 as a junior clerk or bookkeeper for the East India Company. During his seventeen years in the country, Forbes travelled extensively across western India and carefully documented the varied flora and fauna he encountered. While at Bombay (Mumbai), he outlined the topography of the city and its climate, from favourable conditions for sowing rice and grains to fertile soils for vegetation. He elaborates on plants (coconut trees), animals (jackals, squirrels, hedgehogs), birds (vultures, kites, hawks), and fish (pomfret, bumbalo or Bombay duck) indigenous to the city and its shores in a few chapters.
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- Title: Grains in Guzerat. 1. Boutah or Natchnee (Cynosorus crocanus), 2. Buntee, 3. Codra (Paspalum Kora), 4. Chena, (Panicum miliaceum)
- Artist: james forbes
- Year: 1813
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Perceived brightness: bright
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