Recently, the Bombay Natural History Society held an exhibition entitled the “10th Rare Books Exhibition.” It was viewable between December 17th-22nd, 2024, at the Premchand Roychand Gallery, in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum in Fort, Mumbai, India. You can view a digital version of the exhibition on our website, here.
The exhibition, which featured a display of rare books, was held in collaboration with McGill University Libraries. Some notable material on display included first edition copies of works by prominent naturalists from the 19th century such as Patrick Russel, John Gould, and Nathaniel Wallich. The exhibition also included natural history illustrations, including illustrations from field guides by John Gould, and James Forbes.
A variety of publications covered this exhibition, you can find the links in the newsfeed of our website, here.
Hidden Hands in Colonial Natural Histories 