The Birds of South India and Elizabeth’s Watercolors with Dr. S. Subramanya Artwork

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A podcast that enlivens the letters of the English sisters Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in 1801-1807 while they were in Madras, India, and enters into conversation with the researchers who investigated their lives.

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The Birds of South India and Elizabeth’s Watercolors with Dr. S. Subramanya

October 27, 2024 • Ciel Haviland • Season 1 • Episode 4

Digital collection of Elizabeth Gwillim's watercolors of birds at McGill Rare Books and Special Collections here.

More information at the Gwillim Project here.

For more information Hidden Hands in Colonial Natural Histories, find their website here.