Drawings By Douglas Hamilton - Forests and Gardens of South India

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. These drawings are:

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′N 77°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

• II- Mischief caused by Carpenter-bees...71

• III- Bamboo & The Formation of a Ghat...75

• IV- Teak tree...107

• V- Teak tree...108

• VI- Natives Carrying Fuel...146

• VIII- Panorama of mountain range from this village...289

• X. Ancient Cromlech. . . 292

• XI- Tangachi and Akka Mountains...292

Figures

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