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African Collection (page 9)

Background imageAfrican Collection: Hydnora africana Thunb. details (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Hydnora africana Thunb. details (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hydnora africana Thunb. details (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork), 1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Hydnora africana Thunb. (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Hydnora africana Thunb. (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hydnora africana Thunb. (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. (Pagoda mini jade) and a Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam...1777-1786)

Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. (Pagoda mini jade) and a Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam...1777-1786)
Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. (Pagoda mini jade) and a Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Scopus umbreitta (Hamerkop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Scopus umbreitta (Hamerkop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Scopus umbreitta (Hamerkop), 1777-1786. Bird study: Hamerkop (Scopus Umbretta); with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Background imageAfrican Collection: Orbea Verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Stapelia hirsuta), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orbea Verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Stapelia hirsuta), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orbea Verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Stapelia hirsuta), 1777-1786. Stapelia Hirsute (L.)

Background imageAfrican Collection: Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Monsonia Patersonii or Monsonia sp. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Monsonia Patersonii or Monsonia sp. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Monsonia Patersonii or Monsonia sp. 1777-1786. Geranium (Monsonia SP) without flowers or leaves

Background imageAfrican Collection: Struthio camelus (Common ostrich), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Struthio camelus (Common ostrich), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Struthio camelus (Common ostrich), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Pelargonium pulchellum Sims (Nonesuch pelargonium), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pelargonium pulchellum Sims (Nonesuch pelargonium), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pelargonium pulchellum Sims (Nonesuch pelargonium), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Struthio camelus (Ostrich), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Struthio camelus (Ostrich), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Struthio camelus (Ostrich), 1777-1786. Bird study: Maljesstruisvogel (Struthio Camelus) with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale; occurs in many places in the Cape

Background imageAfrican Collection: Pusega, daughter of Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, 1778

Pusega, daughter of Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pusega, daughter of Coba (or Kobe), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, 1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: The kraal of Captain Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

The kraal of Captain Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
The kraal of "Captain" Coba (or Kobe), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777

Background imageAfrican Collection: Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Running Man Holding an Assegai in His Right Hand and Four Assegais in His Left, 1776-1795

Running Man Holding an Assegai in His Right Hand and Four Assegais in His Left, 1776-1795. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Running Man Holding an Assegai in His Right Hand and Four Assegais in His Left, 1776-1795. Xhosa warrior

Background imageAfrican Collection: Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie, 1776-1795. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie, 1776-1795. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie, 1776-1795

Background imageAfrican Collection: Turnix hottentottus (Fynbos buttonquail), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Turnix hottentottus (Fynbos buttonquail), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Turnix hottentottus (Fynbos buttonquail), c.1778. Bird study: Vechtkwartel (Turnix Hottentotta). The most important characteristic, according to Gordon, is the absence of a fourth toe, or track

Background imageAfrican Collection: The confluence of the Caledon and Orange Rivers, seen from the south-west, 1777

The confluence of the Caledon and Orange Rivers, seen from the south-west, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
The confluence of the Caledon and Orange Rivers, seen from the south-west, 1777

Background imageAfrican Collection: Waterfall at Drakenstein at the source of the Great Berg River, 1777-1786

Waterfall at Drakenstein at the source of the Great Berg River, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Waterfall at Drakenstein at the source of the Great Berg River, 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Hippopotamus hunt at the Seekoei River, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Hippopotamus hunt at the Seekoei River, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hippopotamus hunt at the Seekoei River, 1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bosloerie (Apaloderma Narina). Gordon calls this another Couroucouc (K) OU, but there is only one species in southern Africa

Background imageAfrican Collection: Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Bird study: Knysna Tourako (Tauraco Corytaix)

Background imageAfrican Collection: Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bosloerie (Apaloderma Narina); the little man. There is only one type of trogon present in southern Africa

Background imageAfrican Collection: Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778

Background imageAfrican Collection: Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Bird study: Hop (Upapa Africana), with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Background imageAfrican Collection: Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female

Background imageAfrican Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786

Background imageAfrican Collection: Tricholaema leucelas (Acacia Pied Barbet), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Tricholaema leucelas (Acacia Pied Barbet), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Tricholaema leucelas (Acacia Pied Barbet), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bearded bird (Tricholaema Leucelas)



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