Drawings by Douglas Hamilton

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There are at least two hundred and twelve detailed drawings by Douglas Hamilton of South Indian landscapes, game animals and forestry operations. Eighty seven of Hamilton's careful drawings of the Annaimalai Hills, Palani Hills and Shevaroy Hills are in the British Library, [1] ninety six drawings were published in his autobiography, Records of Sport in Southern India... and an additional thirty one were published in Forests and Gardens of South India.

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Douglas Hamilton, self-portrait...107 Douglas Hamilton and bearer cropped.jpg
Douglas Hamilton, self-portrait...107
His first ibex Douglas Hamilton, His First Ibex...120.jpg
His first ibex
Douglas Hamilton signature, c. 1891 Douglas Hamilton, signature.jpg
Douglas Hamilton signature, c. 1891

Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Hamilton (1818 – 1892) was a British Indian Army officer, gazetted to the 21st Regiment of the Madras Native Infantry from 1837 to 1871. [2] Hamilton was a well known forester, surveyor and illustrator of the early British hill stations in South India and a famous sportsman, shikari, big-game hunter and trophy collector. He was an acute observer of nature and a gentleman. [3]

Though executed only in pen and ink or pencil, these drawings have artistic merit due to the artist's skillful use of hatching and stippling to achieve realistic texture, shading and perspective. Hamilton's illustration of subjects and backgrounds that are unfamiliar to most people, creates initial interest in his drawings. His effective portrayal of actual or implied recent or future dramatic action heightens the viewer's interest in his subjects. Hamilton selected from his sketches those that best illustrate scenes in his writing. [4] This implies there were also additional drawings, however their existence is now unknown.

Government drawings

Douglas Hamilton, 1870, age 52 Douglas Hamilton, 1870.jpg
Douglas Hamilton, 1870, age 52

In 1862 Colonel Hamilton was relieved of routine regimental Army duties and given a roving commission by Sir Charles Trevelyan, the Finance Minister of India and former Governor of Madras Presidency, to conduct surveys and make drawings for the Government of all the hill plateaus in Southern India that might suit as Sanitaria, or quarters for European troops. Thereafter, Douglas Hamilton was on "special duty" with the 44th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry.[ citation needed ]

A series of five albums of careful drawings of the Annaimalai Hills, Palani Hills and Shevaroy Hills was the result of this commission. While at work on this commission he had great opportunities to follow his favorite pursuit of big game hunting, and also to observe the habits of the various animals inhabiting the different districts. These well-known drawings showed him as an accurate observer and a careful draughtsman. Each series of drawings was accompanied by a Survey article describing all aspects of the district. [5] Some of his publications about these surveys include:

Lt.-Col. Douglas Hamilton, Report on the Shevaroy Hills (Madras, 1862),
Lt.-Col. Douglas Hamilton, Report on the Pulni Mountains (Madras, 1864)
Lt.-Col. Douglas Hamilton, Report on the High Ranges of the Annamullay Mountains (Madras, 1866) [6]

Albums at British Library

The India Office Records in the Asian and African Print Room at the British Library has five albums of Hamilton's work that include eighty six drawings. [1] These albums are:

12 Drawings in the Shevaroy Hills -

WD1351, Hamilton, Douglas (1818-1892) is an album of 12 pen and ink drawings of landscapes in the Shevaroy Hills made in 1861. The 24 folio volume is entitled: Sketches of the Shevaroy Hills by Lieut-Col. Douglas Hamilton, Madras army. 1861. Printed descriptions are attached to each picture. Size of the volume is 22.5 by 31.75 inches. It was deposited in the British Library on 4 June 1866. [7] These drawings are:

Waterfall Near the Village of Killayur...viii Waterfall Near the Village of Killayur...viii.jpg
Waterfall Near the Village of Killayur...viii
  1. f.2 '1.(*) Waterfall near the village of Killeyor. An Englishman in the foreground.
  2. f.4 '2. Panoramic view from the Garden of Dr Marrett's House at Yercaud. An Englishman, his wife and child in the foreground.
  3. f.6' 3. View of the Temple on the Shevaroyen.
  4. f.8 '4. Panoramic view of Yercaud from the summit of the Shevaroyen.
  5. f.10 '5.(*) The lake at Yercaud.
    Lake of Yercaud, Shervaroy Hills...xix Douglas Hamiltom, Lake of Yercaud, Shervaroy Hills.jpg
    Lake of Yercaud, Shervaroy Hills...xix
  6. f.12 '6. Panoramic view of Yercaud and the Green Hills, taken from Fischer's Hill. Two Englishmen in the foreground.
  7. f.14 '7. Hill temples.
  8. f.16 '8. Panorama of the plateau of the Green Hills.
  9. f.18 '9. View of the plateau of the Green Hills.
  10. f.20 '10. View of a Malayaly village and cultivation. An Englishman in the foreground.
  11. f.22 '11. View of a Malayaly village.
  12. f.24 '12. Panoramic view of the Athoor Ghaut from the summit of the Shevaroyen. Two Englishmen with servants and horses in the foreground.
(*): also published in Records of Sport in Southern India...
26 Drawings in the Palni Hills -

WD566, Hamilton, Douglas (1818-1892) is an album of 26 pen and ink drawings of views in the Palni Hills. This 60 folio volume of views in the Palni Hills was made in 1862, with printed titles and descriptions and some drawings inscribed with titles in pencil. Size of the volume is 20 by 25 inches. It was deposited c. 1866. [8] These drawings are:

View of the Pillar Rocks in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India Douglas Hamilton, Pillar rocks.jpg
View of the Pillar Rocks in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
  1. f.3 '1. View of the Entrance to the Hill Village of Pullangee.
  2. f.5 '2. Distant view of Pulni Mountains.
  3. f.7 '3. View of the higher Pulnis.
  4. f.9 '4. View in the Perreakolum Pass.
  5. f.11 5. Another view of the Periyakulam Pass. Hamilton and his horse in the foreground.
  6. f.13 '6. View in the valley of Perrumbookarnal. Hamilton and his gun-bearer in the foreground stalking ibex. Reproduced: 'Records of sport,' plate xv.
  7. f.15 '7. View of the Settlement of Kudaikarnal.
  8. f.17 '8. Distant View of Kudaikarnal.
  9. f.21 '9. Panorama of the Plateau in the Neighbourhood of Kudaikarnal. Pillar Rocks and Hamilton with servant and dog pursuing a stag.
  10. f.23 '10.(*) View of the Pillar Rocks.
  11. f.25 '11. View of the great cave at the Pillar Rocks.
  12. f.27 '12. View to the South West beyond the Pillar Rocks. Deer.
  13. f.29 '13. View of the Gundair and Pombarry valleys. A herd of bison in the foreground.
  14. f.31 '14. View of Vilputty, 3 miles N.E. of Kodalkanal.
  15. f.35 '15. Panorama of 'the Plateau of Poortoor'.
  16. f.37 '16. View of Pullangee.
  17. f.43 '18. View of the Entrance to the Village of Pombarry.
  18. f.45 '19. A Street in the hill village of Pombarry.
  19. f.47 '20. View of 'the Pombarry Valley.
  20. f.49 '21. Wooded Valley between Kodaikarnal and Pombarry. Deer in the foreground.
  21. f.51 '22. Distant View of Kokul. A villager grazing cows in the foreground.
  22. f.53 '23. View of Kokul Village.
  23. f.55 '24. Distant View of the Hills near Ettoor or the Eight Villages. Hamilton with his sketch-book, camp chair and two attendants.
  24. f.57 '25. View of the entrance to the village of Mannavanur.
  25. f.59 '26. View of Perumal Mullay and the lower Pulnis. Hamilton looking through his field-glasses; a gun-bearer and dead deer in the foreground.
17 Drawings in the Palni Hills -

WD1350, Hamilton, Douglas (1818-1892); is an album of 17 pen and ink drawings of landscapes in the Palni Hills, 1862 (35 folios), Volume entitled: Sketches of the Pulni Mountains. Printed descriptions are attached to each picture and there are pencil descriptions on the sketches. Size of the volume is 22.5 by 31.75 inches, deposited c. 1866. [9] These drawings are:

  1. f.2 Frontispiece. The Devil's Gap. Bodinalkenur Pass.
  2. f.5' 1. Panorama of the High Range of the Pulnis from the summit of the Perumal mullay.
  3. f.7 '2. View from the high ground west of the settlement of Kudaikarnal.
  4. f.9 '3. View of Perumal Mullay from the encampment.
  5. f.11 '4. Panorama overlooking the 'Cumbum Valley'.
  6. f.13 '5. The Pillar Rocks.
  7. .15 '6. Bird's Eye view of the ancient lake near Kodaikanal.
  8. f.17 '7. View of the ancient lake from near the breach in the embankment. Near Kodaikanal.
  9. f.19 '8. The breached embankment.
  10. f.21 '9. View of the boundary ridge dividing the Pulnis' 'from Travancore. Englishmen shooting bison in foreground.
  11. f.23 '10. Village on the lower Pulnis.
  12. f.25 '11. View near Perryoor on the lower Pulnis.
  13. f.27 '12. View of the lower Pulnis.
  14. f.29 '13. View of the entrance to the village of Perryoor.
  15. f.31 '14. View on the lower Pulnis.
  16. f.33 '15. The Pulnis from the village of Pulni. Villagers in the foreground.
  17. f.35 Vignette. Mountain antelope and Ponjola Hill.
17 Drawings in the Anaimalai Hills -

WD567, Hamilton, Douglas (1818-1892) is an album of 17 pen and ink drawings of views in the Anaimalai Hills (Cochin and Madras) 1863. European school / British school, (30 folios) 1863, with printed titles and descriptions. All signed: 'D. Hamilton delt.' Size of the volume is 20.75 by 14.5 inches. It was deposited c. 1866. [10] These drawings are:

  1. ff.2-4 '1. Panorama of the Anamallay Mountains from the village of Anamallay. Khaders in the foreground.
  2. f.5 '2. The Foot of the Poonachy Pass.
  3. f.5 '3. Encampment at Poonachy.
  4. f.7 '4. Lower valley of the Tooracoodoo.
  5. f.9 '5. Our first view of the 'Tungachee'. An Englishman in the foreground.
  6. f.11 '6. The 'Tungachee' and 'Ukka'.
  7. f.13 '7. Khader Rattan Chain for collecting honey.
  8. f.15 '8. Waterfall at foot of the 'Tungachee'.
  9. f.17 '9. Ancient Cromlech. Lower valley of the Tooracoodoo.
  10. f.18 '10. Primitive bridge of the Khaders. An English party in the foreground.
  11. f.19 '11. Haystack rock. Rattan Chain.
  12. f.21 '12. The 'Tungachee' from our encampment.
  13. ff.23,24 '13. High range from our Encampment. Villagers and elephants in the foreground.
  14. f.26 '14. View in Michael's Valley.
  15. f.28 '15. Water-fall in Michael's Valley.
  16. f, 16. Gorge of the Tooracoodoo.
  17. f.29 '17. High range from the lower valley of the Tooracoodoo. Englishmen and elephants in the foreground.
15 Drawings in the Anaimalai Hills -

WD568, Hamilton, Douglas (1818-1892); is an album of 15 pen and ink drawings (33 folios) of views in the Anaimalai Hills (Cochin and Madras). 1863, with printed titles and descriptions. (Inscribed on fly leaf: 'India Museum, received from public deposit on 4 June 1866'). Size of the volume is 22 by 28.5 inches. [11] These drawings are:

  1. 2 Frontispiece. Cascade in Michael's Valley. Dogs pursuing a stag.
  2. f.5 '1. Outline panorama of Michael's Valley looking west. Hamilton and an attendant stalking ibex.
  3. f.7 '2. Bird's eye view of Michael's Valley looking west. Taken from the hill, Parli Mulai.
  4. f.10 '3. Panoramic view of Michael's Valley looking east. Ibex in foreground.
  5. f.12 '4. View of the Upper or Western portion of the large swamp in Michael's Valley. Bison in foreground.
  6. f.14 '5. View of the lower portion of the large swamp in Michael's Valley. Elephants and sambur.
  7. f.16 '6. Water-fall below Michael's Valley. Ibex.
  8. f.18 '7. View of the Eastern Plateaux referred to in sketch No. 3. Ibex in foreground.
  9. f.20 '8. View of Coomarikul Plateau. Ibex and bison.
  10. f.22 '9. Encampment at the lower end of Michael's Valley. Hamilton returning from shikar with two attendants
  11. f.24 '10. View between Michael's Valley and Coomarikul Plateau. Bison grazing
  12. f.26 '11. View looking towards the valley of the Toracuddu River.
  13. f.29 '12. View across the upper or western end of Michael's Valley looking south. Hamilton and an attendant stalking sambur.
  14. f.31 '13. Panoramic view of the great plateau and the Arney Moodie Mountain looking west. Leopard in foreground and ibex grazing.
  15. f.33 Vignette. Pooliar village and figures.

Records of Sport

Leather cover of Records of Sport in Southern India... Douglas Hamilton, Records of Sport in Southern India.jpg
Leather cover of Records of Sport in Southern India...

Hamilton's brother Edward was the editor of Douglas Hamilton's 1892 autobiography, "Records of Sport in Southern India, Chiefly on the Annamullay, Nielgherry and Pulney Mountains, also Including Notes on Singapore, Java and Labuan, ...". It is about "years long gone by when the muzzle loader, with all its drawbacks, was the chief weapon in use." [2] All ninety five drawings in Records of Sport... (with the exception of three) were taken from his sketch books. All scenes illustrated in these drawings are based on the actual hunting experiences of Colonel Hamilton described in full detail in his Autobiography.

Those he drew in Indian ink were transferred as facsimiles by means of photo-etching. The others, sketched in pencil, were copied by Mr. J. T. Smit with such care and accuracy that the touch, as well as the spirit, of the original sketches was fully retained. The three plates of the two species of florican and of the jungle cat are from drawings made expressly for Records of Sport by Mr. Smit. Several types of big game are the primary subject of most of these drawings. Only a few of the drawings overlap with those in the India Office collection. He also drew several landscapes of Singapore, Java and Labuan during his visit there in 1848. The drawings are:

Galleries of 95 drawings

- Portrait of Major Douglas Hamilton, 1870. . . Frontispiece
Douglas Hamilton, preface art.jpg
- Preface art...v:
Upper falls near Muddikull, Bababooden hills...xxxvi Douglas Hamilton, Bababooden hills, falls.jpg
Upper falls near Muddikull, Bababooden hills...xxxvi
Valley of Perumbookarnal, Pulney mountains...xv Douglas Hamilton,Valley of Perumbookarnal, Pulney mountains...xv.jpg
Valley of Perumbookarnal, Pulney mountains...xv
Cheetah stalking Antelope...10 Douglas Hamilton, Cheetah stalking Antelope...910.jpg
Cheetah stalking Antelope...10
Mungoose and Cobra...28 Douglas Hamilton, Mungoose and Cobra...jpg
Mungoose and Cobra...28

PREFACE

  1. The Pillar Rocks, Pulney Mountains . . . xiii
  2. Water Fall near the Village of Killiyur . . .viii
  3. View in the Valley of Perumbookarnal, Pulney Mountains...xv
  4. Lake of Yercaud, Shervaroy Hills ...xviii
  5. The Upper Falls, near Muddikull, Bababoopen Hills...xxxvi

CHAPTER I. - Shooting Antelope

  1. Stalking Antelope with Pony...1
  2. Spearing the Antelope...5
  3. The Silver Grey Fox (Canis bengalensis)...7
  4. Oh, Great King, Don't be Angry...9
  5. Cheeta Stalking Antelope...10
  6. The Kill...11
  7. The Mountain Antelope...14
Lesser Florican...36 Douglas Hamilton, Lesser Florican...jpg
Lesser Florican...36

CHAPTER II. - Wolves, Wild Dogs, Boars, Mongoose, Small Game Shooting

  1. Wolves Watching Antelope...19
  2. Wild Dogs (Cuon rutilans)...25
  3. Mungoose and Cobra...28
  4. Rather a Stopper...31
  5. A Brave Boar...33
  6. The Lesser Florikin (Syphcolides auritus)...36
  7. The Bengal Florican (Spyheoides bengaleiuis)...36

CHAPTER III. - Sporting Trip to the Dandilly Forest

  1. The Bungalow, Dandilly Forest...39
    Unexpected Meeting...50 Douglas hamilton, Meeting Tiger.jpg
    Unexpected Meeting...50
  2. "I Just saw His Head and Horns"...44
  3. "Emam Took up the Track"...47
  4. An Unexpected Meeting...50
Curious Hat of the Rusa Deer in Java...89 Douglas Hamilton, Curious Hat of the Rusa Deer in Java...jpg
Curious Hat of the Rusa Deer in Java...89
"He was Upon Me at Once"...104 Stephen Douglas, "He was Upon Me at Once"...jpg
"He was Upon Me at Once"...104

CHAPTER IV. - Singapore, Java and Labuan

  1. The Wart Hog of Java (Sus verrucosus)...59
  2. The Smero from Paparawang...62
  3. Birdseye View of the Crater of the Bromo...68
  4. Outline of the Smeroe and the Bromo...68
  5. Lake of Ranio Clakka...72
  6. Principal Figure in the Temple of Sookoo...77
  7. Stone Slabs in the Temple of Sookoo, showing the manufacture of the Kriss ....78 . to face
  8. After Deer, Bandoeng...84
  9. Curious Hat of the Rusa Deer in Java...89
  10. The Big Boar of Labuan (Sus barbatus)...95
  11. Nests of a Diminutive Bee found at Labuan...96

CHAPTER V. - Bears

  1. He tried hard to get at us through the Bamboos...99
  2. "He was upon me at once"...104
  3. "I didn't do it, Ma!"...107
  4. I could Hear the Bones Breaking...110
Nilgiri Tahr pair...111 Douglas hamilton, Nilgiri Tahr.jpg
Nilgiri Tahr pair...111
Ibex Hills, Annaimalai...117 Douglas Hamilton, Niligiri Tahr, Annaimalai.jpg
Ibex Hills, Annaimalai...117

CHAPTER VI. - Ibex Shooting on the Nielgherries, Annamullais, and Pulnies

  1. The Ibex (The Nielgherry Wild Goat), Male and Female...111
  2. The Ibex Hills, Annamullies...117
  3. My First Ibex...120
  4. The Hut, Pykara...122
  5. The Old Saddle-back...124
  6. I take off my Shoes...127
  7. A Close Shave...129
  8. The Ibex Stalker...135

CHAPTER VII. - Elephants

First Shot at the Great Tusker...159 Douglas Hamilton, Elephant shot.jpg
First Shot at the Great Tusker...159
Death of the Great Tusker...160 Death of Tusker.jpg
Death of the Great Tusker...160
What I saw...202 Douglas Hamilton, 5 tigers seen.jpg
What I saw...202
  1. The Knowing Old Engineer...142
  2. Diagram for Elephant Shots...145
  3. I try to drive him Home...149
  4. Charging a Bull Bison, 20 September 1856...151
  5. The Tables Turned...154
  6. We held on like "Grim Death"...154
  7. Help ! Help ! !...155
  8. We Secure him at last...155
  9. Heels over Head...157
  10. The First Shot at the Great Tusker...159
  11. The Death of the Great Tusker of Hassanoor...160
  12. "BAFFLED" (for description see Chapter VIII)...164
I Could Have Slapped His Face...220 Douglas Hamilton, I Could Have Slapped His Face...220.jpg
I Could Have Slapped His Face...220
The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)...223 The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)...223.jpg
The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)...223
His last leopard, 8 February 1870...235 Douglas Hamilton, My last leopard, Feb. 8, 1870.jpg
His last leopard, 8 February 1870...235

CHAPTER VIII. - Tigers, Leopards etc.

  1. Tigers and Sambur...173
  2. The Cheeky Rascal...185
  3. A Most Magnificent Bound...188
  4. The Vultures Bring Him Out...189
  5. Rather a Surprise...191
  6. The Mid-Day Siesta...192
  7. I staring at him, and He Glaring and Growling...197
  8. He stopped to look at me...200
  9. What I saw one Morning...202
  10. He stood to Listen205
  11. Face to Face...209
  12. I could have Slapped its Face...220
  13. The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)...223
  14. It will Sit and Watch on a Crag...224
  15. The Black Leopard...225
  16. The Black Leopard— His Death...226
  17. The Leopard's Ride...228
  18. Leopard on Bough...232
  19. My Last Leopard...235
Not the Pleasantest Moment..., 30 Aug. 1856...248 Douglas Hamilton, Attacked by bison.jpg
Not the Pleasantest Moment..., 30 Aug. 1856...248

CHAPTER IX. - The Bison of Southern India

The Unheeded Warning...262 The Unheeded Warning...jpg
The Unheeded Warning...262
The Axis or Spotted Deer...277 Douglas Hamilton, The Axis or Spotted Deer...jpg
The Axis or Spotted Deer...277
  1. Head of a Bull Bison...236
  2. Skull and Horns of Bison...238
  3. I Plunged My Hunting Knife Into His Side...243
  4. A Big Bull Bison staring at me...245
  5. A Tall Shot...246
  6. Not the pleasantest Moment of my Life...248
  7. A dead Bull...248

CHAPTER X. -

  1. The Sambur buck and doe...252
    Sambar Bucks and Does...252 Douglas hamilton, Sambar bucks & does.jpg
    Sambar Bucks and Does...252
  2. Head and Horns of the big Antler Stag...258
  3. The Unheeded Warning...262
  4. His Last Leap...265
  5. Puzzled...268
  6. Snob and the Stag...269
  7. "Now Bounding into the Air"...271
  8. The Deer Stalker...278
  9. The Axis or Spotted Deer...279
  10. The Jungle Sheep...280

Forests and Gardens of South India

In 1861, 13 plates and 17 figures of drawings by Douglas Hamiton were published in The Forests and Gardens of South India written by his friend and co-conservator Hugh Francis Cleghorn. Several of the drawings were lithographed by Mr. W. H. Macfarane, Edinburgh. Most of the drawings were technical illustrations of forestry operations, though some depicted landscapes of forested areas. [12] These drawings are:

IX- Foot of the Poonachy Pass, Crossing the Torakudu River...290 Douglas Hamilton, Alan, Foot of the Poonachy Pass - Crossing the Torakudu River.jpg
IX- Foot of the Poonachy Pass, Crossing the Torakudu River...290
I- Usual way of loading a country cart...70 Douglas Hamilton, Alan, plate 7, Ox Cart.jpg
I- Usual way of loading a country cart...70
Plates
  1. Forest Chart, facing title page.
  2. I. The usual way of loading a country cart with a squared beam. . . .facing 70
  3. II. Mischief caused by the carpenter-bees in a log of Chebulai...facing 71
  4. III. Bamboo & The formation of a ghat in lieu of the rude timber slip. . . . facing 75
  5. IV. Teak Tree. . . . facing 107
  6. V. Teak. .. .facing 108
  7. VI. Natives Carrying Fuel . . .facing 146
  8. VII. Woman sitting . . .290
  9. VIII. Panorama of mountain range from this village, showing the eastern aspect ('North Latitude 10' 27". East Longitude 77.') 10°27′N77°0′E / 10.450°N 77.000°E / 10.450; 77.000 . . . facing 289
  10. IX. Foot of the Poonachy Pass, Crossing the Torakudu River. . .290
  11. X. Ancient Cromlech.. . 292
  12. XI. gives a good outline of the Tangachi and Akka Mountains. . .292
  13. XII. Rattan Chain for Collecting Honey (partial image) . . .facing 294
  14. XIII. Gorge of the Toracodu River. . . 296
Figures
fig. 3. Ferry Boat...41 Douglas Hamilton, Alan, Ferry boat.png
fig. 3. Ferry Boat...41
Fig. 6. Natives using the Saw...69 Douglas Hamilton, Alan, Fig. 6. Natives using the Saw..png
Fig. 6. Natives using the Saw...69
fig. 13. Vertical Section of Kiln...284 Douglas Hamilton, Alan, Fig. 13. Vertical Section of Kiln.png
fig. 13. Vertical Section of Kiln...284
  1. fig. 1. Drag holes in Log...3
  2. fig. 2. 'V' shapes incisions in Kino tree...13
  3. fig. 3. Ferry Boat...41
  4. fig. 4. Showing Radial and Concentric Splits...65
  5. fig. 5. Pile of Wood raised on Bricks...65
  6. fig. 6. Natives using the Saw...69
  7. fig. 7. Windward - Leeward...145
  8. fig. 8. Tap Root...175
  9. fig. 9. Avenue Trees Protected. From Du Breuil, Court d'Arboriculture, illustrates the manner in which avenue-trees are protected in the Boulevards of Paris....198
  10. fig. 10. Forked Stick...283
  11. fig. 11. stacked Billets...284
  12. fig. 12. Section of one-half of the Kiln...284
  13. fig. 13. Vertical Section of Kiln...284
  14. fig. 14. Horizontal Section of Kiln...286
  15. fig. 15, Kiln After Thirty-six Hours...286
  16. fig. 16. Vertical Section of Charcoal Pit, with Vent Holes and Covering of Sod...287
  17. fig. 17. Kiln Dug Out the Side of a Hill...288

Self-portraits

Hamilton often portrayed himself in his drawings. He is shown at different times with mutton chop sideburns or a full beard. He is almost always shown holding his rifle and facing to the right. These self-portraits are cropped from drawings in Records of Sport...:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nilgiri Mountains</span> Mountain range in Tamil Nadu, India

The Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka, and eastern Kerala in India. They are located at the trijunction of three states and connect the Western Ghats with the Eastern Ghats. At least 24 of the Nilgiri Mountains' peaks are above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), the highest peak being Doddabetta, at 2,637 metres (8,652 ft).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manjampatti Valley</span>

Manjampatti Valley is a 110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi) protected area in the eastern end of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (IGWS&NP) in Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu, South India. It is a pristine drainage basin of shola and montane rainforest with high biodiversity recently threatened by illegal land clearing and cultivation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dras</span> Town in Ladakh, India

Dras, also known locally in Shina as Himababs, Hembabs, or Humas, is a town and hill station, near Kargil in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, it is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh". The government's official spelling of the town's name is "Drass".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sispara</span>

Sispara, സിസ്പാര, a proper noun, is a combination of the Badaga language words si:su + pore; meaning: magnetite bearing rock + gorge. It may refer to:

<i>The Magpie on the Gallows</i> Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Magpie on the Gallows is a 1568 oil-on-wood panel painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. It is now in the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philip Furley Fyson</span>

Philip Furley Fyson (1877–1947) was a botanist and educator who worked in India. He is noted as the author of the first illustrated volumes on the flora of the South Indian hills. The Fyson prize is instituted in his honour by the Presidency College, Chennai for work in the area of Natural science.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blacktail Butte</span>

Blacktail Butte is a butte mountain landform rising from Jackson Hole valley in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Blacktail Butte was originally named Upper Gros Ventre Butte in an early historical survey conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey. Most of Blacktail Butte is densely forested with a mixed fir forest of lodgepole pine, Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce, with scattered pockets of aspen. There are several large sedimentary rock outcroppings, which are used by rock climbers. This butte is a principal landmark in Jackson Hole, with much of the Jackson Hole valley floor and many portions of the Teton Range visible from its hillsides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albino gaur</span> Type of gaur with distinctive ash-grey color, also known as white bison

Albino gaur or white bison are a type of gaur, occasionally seen in the Manjampatti Valley, a 110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi) protected area at the eastern end of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, South India. They are occasionally called Manjampatti white bison. These gaur are notable for their distinctive ash-grey color as opposed to the almost black color of most gaur. Since 1929, there have been at least 19 documented sightings of these rare animals, including the 2004 photographs of N. A. Naseer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berijam Lake</span> Freshwater reservoir in Tamil Nadu, South India

Berijam Lake is a reservoir near Kodaikanal town in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is at the old site of "Fort Hamilton", in the upper Palani hills. The lake, created by a dam with sluice outlets, is part of a micro–watershed development project. Periyakulam town, 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) to the SE, gets its public drinking water from the lake. The lake's water quality is excellent.

Bommidi is a panchayat town which is located in Pappireddipatti taluka of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is also known as B. Mallapuram. Bommidi's name is used for the railway station, the police station situated at Nadur, the post office, and bus transportation, while the name "B. Mallapuram" is used for schools, hospitals, and government officials.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Douglas Hamilton</span> British army officer (1818–1892)

General Douglas Hamilton was a British Indian Army officer, gazetted to the 21st Regiment of the Madras Native Infantry from 1837 to 1871. He was a well known surveyor of the early British hill stations in South India and a famous sportsman, shikari, big-game hunter and trophy collector. He was an acute observer of nature and a gentleman. He legitimately shot more game in the Nilgiri Hills than any other sportsman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kodaikanal–Munnar Road</span>

The Kodaikanal–Munnar Road was located in Dindigul District and Theni District of Tamil Nadu and Idukki district of Kerala in South India. It covers 81 kilometers (50 mi) from Kodaikanal to Munnar. The road was improved by the British in 1942 as an evacuation route in preparation for a possible Japanese invasion of South India. With a maximum elevation of 2,480 meters (8,140 ft) just south of Vandaravu Peak, it was among the highest roads in India, south of the Himalayas, prior to its closure in 1990.

<i>Landscape with a View of the Sea at Sunset</i> Painting by Joos de Momper

Landscape with a View of the Sea at Sunset is a pen and ink wash drawing by Flemish painter Joos de Momper. It was painted in 1610, and is now in the British Museum in London. The drawing is valuable in that it is the only drawing signed and dated by de Momper.

References

  1. 1 2 "Prints & drawings search results". Prints & drawings search: "Artist: Douglas Hamilton". The British Library Board. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 Hamilton, General Douglas (1892). Hamilton, Edward (ed.). Records of sport in southern India chiefly on the Annamullay, Nielgherry and Pulney mountains, also including notes on Singapore, Java and Labuan, from journals written between 1844 and 1870. London: R. H. Porter. pp. Illustrated, photo. Frontis of the author. Numerous illustrations, some full page. 284 pages. Quarto. OCLC   4008435.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, p. xxxviii
  4. ↑ Hamilton, p. v.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, p.xiii
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Dane (1996). The Magic Mountains Hill Stations and the British Raj. Berkeley · Los Angeles · Oxford: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS. p. 50.
  7. ↑ Prints & drawings: WD1351
  8. ↑ Prints & drawings: WD566
  9. ↑ Prints & drawings: WD1350
  10. ↑ Prints & drawings: WD567
  11. ↑ Prints & drawings: WD568
  12. ↑ Cleghorn, Hugh Francis Clarke (1861). The Forests and Gardens of South India (Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 10 Feb 2006 ed.). London: W. H. Allen. OCLC   301345427.
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