Collections : [Yale University -Yale Center for British Art]

The image shows an ostrich egg, hollowed out and carved such that it serves as a birdcage, hanging from a branch. Inside a red and black bird sits on a twig. The Latin name for the bird is given as Loxia Orix. Bottom of page: a caption which reads, "These Cages, made simply of an Ostrich Egg, cut into cars, and containing a Cape Canary-bird, or one of the smaller songsters, are generally offered for sale to strangers, for a trifling sum."

The image shows an ostrich egg without surrounding illustration.

The image shows four women: one is one stilts, and the others are standing one on top of the other, so that they form a column just as tall as the stilts.

The image shows several trunks of a banyan tree. The caption, written on a drawing of a piece of paper, continues: "Here bending to the ground wild branches stray, And sweetly troublesome, obstruct our way." There's a fly at the bottom of the page.

The page includes, at its center, an example of Persian calligraphy, in nastaliq script.

The image shows a view from a hill, at the bottom of which is a small house surrounded by different types of trees. In the distance is the sea, and a penninsula, on which are numerous structures.

The image shows Table Mountain, with a town below, and with several ships in the foreground. The bottom of the image reads: "Drawn on the Spot by C. Thomas of the Ceres. Engraved by S. Rawle."

The image shows an ornate house on the left, and a river in the center. There is a boat in the foreground.

The image shows a large orangutan sitting on a patch of grass holding a large stick with leaves and several fruits. The Latin name is given as Homo Sylestris; Satyrus (see Pongo borneo).

Portrait of Antonio Canova.