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A botanical group in Lahore, 1864.

H J Noltie1

  • 1Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Archives of Natural History
|December 15, 2011
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Summary

This study identifies four East India Company surgeons in a 19th-century Indian photograph, correcting previous misidentifications and highlighting their contributions to natural history and forest conservation in India.

Area of Science:

  • History of Science
  • Natural History Documentation
  • Biodiversity Conservation

Background:

  • A 19th-century Indian group photograph was previously misidentified as the Madras Literary Society committee.
  • The photograph's location was incorrectly attributed to Madras instead of Lahore.

Observation:

  • The sitters are identified as four East India Company surgeons: William Jameson, Thomas Caverhill Jerdon, John Lindsay Stewart, and Hugh Francis Clarke Cleghorn.
  • The photograph was taken in Lahore at the Punjab Exhibition of 1864.
  • Portraits of Jameson and Stewart were previously unknown, with Jameson misidentified as E.G. Balfour.

Findings:

  • The study provides brief biographies of the individuals.
  • It explains the circumstances of their meeting in Lahore.

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  • Their roles in forest conservation and documenting Indian biodiversity are outlined.

    • Implications:

    • This research corrects historical misattributions of a significant group photograph.
    • It sheds light on the lesser-known natural history interests and conservation efforts of East India Company surgeons.
    • The findings contribute to the understanding of 19th-century scientific documentation and photography in India, crediting Samuel Bourne as the photographer.