Identification title(s): ants and rice. Object type: drawing object number: ng-1985-7-1-36. Inscriptions / brands: inscription, right: 'padi of ryst in the caresses. Oryza sativa. ' inscription, top left: 'making batavian white ants. And spoil the houses. Fermay orda. This large species also spoils the sown in the fields at the cape de g. H. , i found them there on september 5, 1786 at the cape of good hope. Description: color drawing of white ants in batavia, ants on the cape of good hope, rice ears, leaves and plants. With inscription. Part from the sketchbook of jan brandes, vol. 1 (1808), p. 56. Manufacturing. Manufacturer: draftsman: jan brandes. Place of manufacture: draftsman: jakarta. Cape town. Dating: 23-jan-1779 - 26-aug-1785 and/or 5-sep-1786. Physical characteristics: watercolor over sketch in pencil, brush in colors. Material: paper pencil technique: brush. Dimensions: h 195 mm × w 155 mmsubject. When: 1786 - 1786. Where: batavia. Cape of good hope. Acquisition: purchase may 2, 1985. Date: 23-jan-1779 - 26-aug-1785 en/of 5-sep-1786.
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