AN INDEX TO THE INDIAN CLOSSET.

Which contains severall For­reign Creatures, and Plants swimming in Balsamick li­quours as if now aliue.

To be seen in the Garden of the Academy of LEYDEN.

Printed 1688.

AN INDEX TO THE INDIAN CLOSSET.

  • 1 A Male child seven months old.
  • 2 An Indian Snake.
  • 3 A Pearl Oyster with a little Pearl in it.
  • 4 A sort of River Fish called Almanack.
  • 5 Priapus Vegetabilis the less.
  • 6 A little Indian Adder that Feeds on Ants.
  • 7 A flat Fish brought from Ceylon.
  • 8 A small Green Adder from India that hurts the Eyes of man or Beast that see it.
  • 9 Echinomelocactus or the Prickled Melon.
  • 10 An Indian Bul finch.
  • 11 An Indian snake that feeds on Rice.
  • 12 An Ape called Sluggard.
  • 13 An Indian Earthworm.
  • 14 An Indian Lizard with an head like a Crocodile.
  • 15 A little Serpent with an head at each end goes both waies come from Surinam.
  • 16 An African Chamaeleon.
  • 17 A white weasel from Malabar.
  • 18 An Indian Snake with an head at each end goes both waies,
  • 19 A plant called a Sea Cat with a Shield.
  • [Page 4]20 An Indian Trout.
  • 21 A large West-Indian Lizard with a head like a Crocodile.
  • 22 An Indian Viper which makes men dye sleeping.
  • 23 A green Indian Snake.
  • 24 A leaf of an Indian Tree which falling on the ground, walks along like a Spider.
  • 25 A Sea Rat.
  • 26 A Branch of a Tree called Betel.
  • 27 An Indian Mouse.
  • 28 Another walking leaf from Ceylon.
  • 29 A smal Indian Lizard.
  • 30 The perpetual Flower.
  • 31 A Beetle from Ceylon with an horn on his nose.
  • 32 An Indian Adder that lives among the Rocks.
  • 33 Wild Anon from Surinam.
  • 34 An Indian Sparrow.
  • 35 An Indian Stareling.
  • 36 A long Snake with an head at each end.
  • 37 A Bird from Ceylon that foretells death by the sound he makes.
  • 38 Two Indian Kings Fishers with long tayls.
  • 39 An Indian Cuckow.
  • 40 The Shell of a Sarr-fish from Malabar.
  • 41 An Indian Woodpecker thath sings towards the evening.
  • 42 Another of Severall Colours.
  • 43 The Fruit Cacao of which Chacolate is made.
  • 44 An African Bird that feeds on Honey.
  • 45 An Indian Flat fish with black streaks.
  • 46 A Slow Worm without Eyes.
  • 57 A Paraquitto from Ceylon.
  • [Page 5]48 A Sea Eele.
  • 49 A sort of Lentills called Sargasso.
  • 50 A Bird that feeds on Honey.
  • 51 A Flying Tortoise.
  • 52 An Indian Lizard with an head like a Camae­leon's.
  • 53 An Indian Bird of Paradise.
  • 54 A white Bird of Paradise.
  • 55 A Large Indian Kings Fisher.
  • 56 A Large Indian Black Scorpion.
  • 57 A Bird with a crooked Bill the Hen.
  • 58 A Flying Tortoise.
  • 59 A Serpent of severall pretty Colours.
  • 60 An Indian Viper of three Colours.
  • 61 An Oyster with a Pearl in it.
  • 62 Priapus Vegetabilis the greater.
  • 63 A Large Bird of Paradise from Amboina.
  • 64 An Indian Lizard an Embryo.
  • 65 An Indian Cat with a mouth like a Bear.
  • 66 A sort of a stinking Snake.
  • 67 The walking leaf of a Lemon Tree with an hood on it.
  • 68 An Indian Salamander called Gekko.
  • 69 A Malabar Paraquitto.
  • 70 A Branch of the Clove Tree with leaf & Flo­wer.
  • 71 A Flying Dragon from Java.
  • 72 An Indian Lizard with an head like a Camaeleon's.
  • 73 The walking leaf of a Lemon tree with an hood on it.
  • 74 An Indian Sea Fish.
  • 75 An Indian Beetle.
  • [Page 6]76 The Head of on Indian Crow with a very large Bill.
  • 77 A Flower of a Tree called Areek.
  • 78 A Fruit come fron Ceylon called Mudilla.
  • 79 A large Indian Kings Fisher.
  • 80 An Indian Sea fish.
  • 81 A Flanders Jay.
  • 82 Severall forts of Corall as they grow in the Sea.
  • 83 An Indian Speckled Woodpecker with a Cop on his head.
  • 84 Another of the same with out Speckles.
  • 85 An Indian Plant full of prickles.
  • 86 A yellow Hammer.
  • 87 An Indian Kings Fisher.
  • 88 A pretty sort of a Lizard.
  • 89 The Fruit of a Tree from Surrinam.
  • 90 The Fruit of the Caius Tree.
  • 91 An Indian Fig.
  • 92 A small Indian Serpent hurt full to the Eyes.
  • 93 An Indian Mole.
  • 94 An Indian Leech.
  • 95 A little Blackish Bird from Ceylon that feeds on honey.
  • 96 A Bangale Crocodile.
  • 97 A Snake with two heads at each end one.
  • 98 An Ape called Sluggard.
  • 99 An Indian Slow Worm.
  • 100 An Europaean Kings Fisher.
  • 101 An Indian Silk-worm.
  • 102 An Indian Viper.
  • 103 A Lizard from Ceylon.
  • 104 An Indian Lamprey.
  • [Page 7]105 A Female African Camaeleon big with young.
  • 106 A child of about six months.
  • 107 An Indian Snake.
  • 108 An Indian Caterpillar.
  • 109 An Indian Crocodile curiously speckled.
  • 110 An Indian Slow Worm.
  • 111 An Indian Robin Red-breast.
  • 112 An Indian fish.
  • 113 An Indian Worm with many feet.
  • 114 An Indian Flower a sort of Hyacinthus.
  • 115 A Bird called the African Honey eater.
  • 116 An Indian Carp.
  • 117 An Indian speckled Snake.
  • 118 Two Paruquittós.
  • 119 A Branch of the tree Betel with its Fruits.
  • 120 An Indian Fig.
  • 121 A pretty coloured Indian Bird.
  • 122 A Persian Pompion.
  • 123 An Indian Hedg-hog.
  • 124 The walking leaf with an hood on it.
  • 125 An American Melon with oblique Furrowes.
  • 126 A Branch of the black Pepper Tree with leaues & Fruit.
  • 127 An Indian Lark.
  • 128 The Skin of a seal from Siam.
  • 129 An Indian Blackbird with eares.
  • 130 A Branch of the Cinamom tree with the Fruit on it.
  • 131 A rare sort of Tortoise from Peru.
  • 132 An Indian River-fish.
  • 133 An Indian Snake that stinks terribly.
  • 134 An Indian Mouse.
  • [Page 8]135 An Indian Bird called the Honey Eater.
  • 136 The uterus & Ovarium of a Cod-fish.
  • 137 Young Frogs.
  • 138 An Indian gellow Flat-fish with dark stripes.
  • 139 An Indian Silk-worm.
  • 140 An Indian Wood-pecker with a Beard.
  • 141 Salamander from Java.
  • 142 An Indian Bird called the Honey eater.
  • 143 A Crocodile out of the Bay of Bengale.
  • 144 A large black Indian Scorpion.
  • 145 A speckled Hern.
  • 146 An Indian Viper of three colours.
  • 147 An Indian Sparrow.
  • 148 A sort of Fruit called Ananas.
  • 149 A large Indian Caterpillar.
  • 150 An Indian Viper with as it were a pair of spe­ctacles in his neck.
  • 151 An African Camaeleon.
  • 152 A red Squirrel.
  • 153 The Honey Eater.
  • 154 An Indian Worm with many legs.
  • 155 The walking leaf of a Tree called the Divels tree.
  • 156 An Indian Thornback.
  • 157 An Indian Squirrel.
  • 158 An Indian Adder without Venome.
  • 159 A Branch of the Peacock flower.
  • 160 A Worm with many legs.
  • 161 An Indian Eele that is poysonous.
  • 162 The walking leafe of a Cinamome tree.
  • 163 An Indian Sparrow.
  • 164 An Indian Woodpecker with a beard.
  • 165 An Indian Slow-worm with two heads.
  • [Page 9]166 The walking leaf of a Cinomome Tree.
  • 167 An Indian Eearth-worm.
  • 168 A gray Indian Ferret.
  • 169 A West-Indian Sea Tortoise.
  • 170 An Indian Lizard that feeds on ants.
  • 171 A Grayish Indians Ferret.
  • 172 An Indian Pompion.
  • 173 An Indian Crocodiles Egg.
  • 174 A little Vessel made of Cinamome wood.
  • 175 A blew fish called Maco.
  • 176 The Honey Eater.
  • 177 An Indian Flat-fish.
  • 178 Two Indian Froggs.
  • 179 Scoth Barnacles.
  • 180 The Bird the Honey Eater.
  • 181 An Indian Beetle without horns.
  • 182 Indian Corall.
  • 183 An Indian Adder, that like a Dog sets on those which pass by.
  • 184 A Crocodile.
  • 185 An Indian Triangular fish.
  • 186 An Indian Slow-Worm with an head at each end.
  • 187 A Salamander from Java.
  • 188 Scoth Barnacles.
  • 189 A quadrangular fish with horns.
  • 190 A bird called the Cross-bird because his bill makes a kind of a Cross.
  • 191 Severall Indian Caterpillars.
  • 192 An Indian yellow Flat-fish with darkish strea­kes.
  • 193 A plant called a Sea Cat without his shield.
  • [Page 10]194 An Indian youg Ape called the Sluggard taken out of the Dam's belly.
  • 195 An Indian Fish.
  • 196 An young abortive Child about five weekes old.
  • 197 A black Indian Ape with a white beard.
  • 198 The Head of an Indian wild Boar.
  • 199 The stomach of an Indian fish.
  • 200 An Indian Snake with black & white spots.
  • 201 An Indian Beetle that Shines like gold.
  • 202 An Indian Flat fish.
  • 203 A young Thornback.
  • 204 A smal Indian Viper spotted curiously like silk.
  • 205 The Shel of a Malabar fish called Chiancos.
  • 206 Two Malabar Fishes called Chiancos.
  • 207 An African Camaeleon the Male.
  • 208 A young Indian Lizard that eates ants.
  • 209 The Bird called the Honey Eater.
  • 210 Poysonous Wild Mangas.
  • 211 A Red Finch.
  • 212 Two Indian Parquittós.
  • 213 An Indian Jacinth with a Flower like a Rose.
  • 214 An Indian Lobster.
  • 215 American Jaqueros a Plant.
  • 216 The Fruit of an Indians Tree that bears Wool.
  • 217 An African Land Tortoise.
  • 218 Severall Large Indian Cantharides.
  • 219 Two Horned Beetles or Bul-Flyes.
  • 220 The Fruit of an Indian Tree called Carimpana.
  • 221 Paper on which the Indians use to write.
  • 222 A white Hegd-hog or Urchin.
  • 223 An Indian Booke in Physick.
  • [Page 11]224 The head of a Egyptian Mumy.
  • 225 The Rinde of a Cinamome Tree.
  • 226 A Branch of the Indian Coculus Tree.
  • 227 An Indian Fig.
  • 228 An Indian Worm.
  • 229 Two Hares whose heads & Breasts are joyned together.
  • 230 An Indian Adder.
  • 231 Scoth Barnacles.
  • 232 An American Adder prettyly spotted.
  • 233 An Indian Locust or the walking leaf of a Cina­mome Tree.
  • 234 Another of the Same.
  • 235 An Indian Worm.
  • 236 An Indian Adder.
  • 237 A Large Indian Lizard with an head like a Ca­maeleon.
  • 238 Another Lizard from Ceylon.
  • 239 Two Indian Vipers of three Colours.
  • 240 An African Chamaeleon.
  • 241 An Indian Ape called the Sluggard.
  • 242 The Claw of an Indian Crocodyle.
  • 243 The Tooth of an Indian Crocodyle.
  • 244 The Nest of an American Bird.
  • 245 A Flying Tortoise.
  • 246 An Indian Squirrel.
  • 247 A River Snake from Surinam with Spots like A­rabick characters.
  • 248 A Land Crocodyle brought out of Egypt.
  • 249 The Tayl of a Bird of Paradise.
  • 250 An Indian Bird called the Saffron-bird because of its Colour.
  • [Page 12]251 Two small Indian Lizards with heads like a Cro­codyle.
  • 252 An Indian Worm with many legs.
  • 253 An Indian Lizard with an head like a Croco­dyle.
  • 254 Severall Indian Flyes called Cantharides.
  • 255 An African Chamaeleon the Female.
  • 256 A Crocodyle from Egypt.
  • 257 A Scincus out of the Red-Sea.
  • 258 A Bengal Paraquitto.
  • 259 A Scincus from Ceylon.
  • 260 An Ape called the Sluggard.
  • 261 The Flower of the Indian Aron.
  • 262 The Nest of a Surinam Bird.
  • 263 An Indian Snake called the stinking Snake.
  • 264 An Indian Kings Fisher.
  • 265 An Indian Mouse that lives in the Palm Trees.
  • 266 An Indian Fig.
  • 267 The Fruit of Indian Tree called Orlean.
  • 268 An Indian Lizard with strong & stif Scales.
  • 269 An American Squirrell.
  • 270 The Shel of a Large Oyster from Ternata.
  • 271 A Malabar Shrubwithout leaf & Flower.

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