Sketchbook Collection (page 5)

Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) in a detailed landscape, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) in a detailed landscape, 1777-1786. Bird study: Goudsnip (Rostratula Benghalensis)

Mesembryanthemum Testiculare, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Mesembryanthemum Testiculare, 1777-1786. An open flower, a bud, with root system

Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786

Haemanthus albiflos (Paintbrush), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Haemanthus albiflos (Paintbrush), 1777-1786

Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786

Pelargonium echinatum W. Curtis (Prickly-stemmed pelargonium), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pelargonium echinatum W. Curtis (Prickly-stemmed pelargonium), 1777-1786

Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786

Calceolaria with three insects (Slipperwort), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Calceolaria with three insects (Slipperwort), 1777-1786

Charadrius tricollaris (Three-banded sandplover), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Charadrius tricollaris (Three-banded sandplover), 1777-1786

Gorteria Diffusa, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Gorteria Diffusa, 1777-1786

Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet), 1777-1786. Bird study: Kluut (Recurvirostra Avosetta); with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Gomphocarpus fruticosus, formerly Asclepias fruticosa (Tennis-ball milkweed), 1778-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Gomphocarpus fruticosus, formerly Asclepias fruticosa (Tennis-ball milkweed), 1778-1780

Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786

Apiacea or Umbeliffera, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apiacea or Umbeliffera, 1777-1786. Apiaceae (Umbelliferea), root with a bird and two detailed sketches of the umbellate flower. The Khoikhoi people use the root to strengthen their wine

Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786

Chenopodium foliosum Aschers, formerly Blitum vergatum (Leafy goosefoot), 1778-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Chenopodium foliosum Aschers, formerly Blitum vergatum (Leafy goosefoot), 1778-1786

Threskiornis aethiopicus (African sacred ibis), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Threskiornis aethiopicus (African sacred ibis), 1778

Euryops lateriflorus (L.f.) DC. (Cape gumtree), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euryops lateriflorus (L.f.) DC. (Cape gumtree), 1777-1786

Robert Jacob Gordon at the Kraal of the Khoisan Leaders Gronjam and Doroep, With An Ox Being Slaughtered As A Peace Ritual, 1779

Monsonia Patersonii, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Monsonia Patersonii, 1777-1786. Geranium (Monsonia Patersonii (DC) G. Don) with pink flowers

Grus carunculatus/ Bugeranus carunculatus (Wattled crane, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon)
Grus carunculatus/ Bugeranus carunculatus (Wattled crane, 1777-1786

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786

Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786

Ardea cincrea (Grey heron), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ardea cincrea (Grey heron), 1777-1786

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786

Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper) perched on a Zygophyllum sp. (Caper bean), 1777-1786

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

Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778

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

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

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

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

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

Forest path in autumn, c.1916. Creator: Reijer Stolk
Forest path in autumn, c.1916

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

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

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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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