Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus (Cape warthog), Robert Jacob Gordon, c. 1778
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This work belongs to The Gordon African Collection : Quadrupeds (RP-T-1914-17B)
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The Gordon African Collection : Quadrupeds -
Papio ursinus (Chacma baboon) -
Chlorocebus pygerythrus (Vervet monkey) -
Canis mesomelas (Black-backed jackal; male) -
Canis mesomelas (Black-backed jackal) -
Otocyon megalotis (Bat-eared fox; female) -
Lycaon pictus (African wild dog) -
Otocyon megalotis (Bat-eared fox) -
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted hyena) -
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted hyena) -
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted hyena) -
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted hyena) -
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted hyena), from below -
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted hyena) -
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted hyena) -
Proteles cristatus (probably) (Aardwolf) -
Acinonyx jubatus (Cheetah) -
Galerella pulverulenta or Herpestes pulverulentus (Cape gray… -
Icotnyx striatus (Striped polecat or Zorille) -
Genetta tigrina (Cape genet) -
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats) -
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats) -
Graphiurus ocularis (Spectacled dormouse) -
Mellivora capensis (Honey-badger) -
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe) -
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe) -
Giraffa Camelopardalis (Giraffe) -
Giraffa Camelopardalis (Giraffe) skeleton -
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe), skeleton -
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe), skeleton -
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe) -
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe),skeleton -
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe), skeleton -
Oryx gazella (Gemsbok) -
lcelaphus buselaphus caama (Hartebeest) -
Hippotragus leucophaeus (Bluebuck) -
Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope) -
Hippotragus equinus (Roan antilope), hide -
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Greater kudu) -
Taurotragus oryx (Eland) -
Damaliscus pygargus pygarus (Bontebok) -
Tragelaphus scriptus (Bushbuck) -
Antidorcas marsupialis (Springbok) -
Redunca arundinum (Southern reedbuck; male) -
Redunca arundinum (Southern reedbuck) -
Ourebia ourebi (Oribi) -
Ourebia ourebi (Oribi) -
Raphicerus campestris (Steenbok) -
Raphicerus campestris (Steenbok) -
Pelea capreolus (Grey rhebok) -
Pelea capreolus (Grey rhebok) -
Oreotragus oreotragus (Klipspringer) -
Oreotragus oreotragus (Klipspringer) -
Sylvicapra grimmia (Common Duiker) -
Sylvicapra grimmia (Common Duiker) -
Raphicerus melanotis (Cape grysbok) -
Philantomba monticola (Blue duiker) -
Syncerus caffer caffer (Cape buffalo) -
Connochaetes gnou (Black wildebeest) -
Bos taurus: Namaqua Ox or “nomgo” -
Bos taurus: Cape cow and calf -
Bos taurus: Cape Ox -
Cape Ram -
Cape Ram -
Cape ewe -
Equus quagga burchellii (Plains zebra) -
Equus quagga quagga (Quagga) -
Equus zebra (Bergzebra) -
Equus quagga burchelli (Burchell’s Zebra) -
Copies of San rock paintings depicting creatures -
Copies after San rock-paintings of two animals -
Copies after San rock-paintings of an ox, a baboon, and a man -
Copies after San rock-paintings of an ostrich, a rhinoceros, and four… -
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus) -
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus; female) -
Upper and lower jaws of an Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus) -
Hippopotamus amphibius foetus (Hippopotamus) -
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus) -
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus) -
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus) -
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus) -
recto Diceros bicornis bicornis (Black rhinoceros; male) -
Diceros bicornis (Black Rhinoceros) -
Diceros bicornis bicornis (Rhinoceros), skeleton -
Diceros bicornis bicornis (Rhinoceros), organs -
Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus) -
Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus), stomachs and intestines -
Diceros bicornis (Black rhinoceros) -
Diceros bicornis bicornis (Rhinoceros) -
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus (Cape warthog; female) -
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus (Cape warthog) -
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus (Cape warthog) -
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark) -
Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat) -
Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat) -
Procavia capensis (Rock hyrax or dassie) -
Xerus inauris (Cape ground squirrel) -
Rhabdomys pumilio (Four-striped grass mouse) -
Otomys sp. (Karoo vlei-rat) -
Bathyergus janetta (Namaqua dune mole-rat) -
Cryptomys hottentotus (Common mole-rat) -
Pedetes cafer (South African springhare) -
Pedetes cafer (South African springhare) -
Georychus capensis (Cape mole-rat) -
Georychus capensis (Cape mole-rat) -
Lepus saxatilis (?) -
Pronolagus sp. (Karoo hare) -
Macroscelides proboscideus (Round-eared elephant shrew) -
Macroscelides proboscideus (Round-eared elephant shrew) -
Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole) -
Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole) -
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark) -
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark) -
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark) -
Eubalaena australis (Southern right whale) -
Macropus sp. (Kangaroo)
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Identification
Title(s)
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus (Cape warthog)
Object type
Object number
RP-T-1914-17-214
Inscriptions / marks
- annotation: ‘Caaps Bosvarken. [...]’
Creation
Artist
- draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon
Dating
c. Dec-1778
Material and Technique
Material
Measurements
height c. 660 mm × width 480 mm
height 230 mm × width 364 mm
height 172 mm × width 351 mm
Explanatory note
Volgens L.C. Rookmaker heeft Gordon geen aandacht aan dit soort zwijn besteed, maar de tekening laat wel de kenmerkende slagtanden van de soort zien. In de tentoonstelling van 2002 wrattenzwijn genoemd.
Acquisition and rights
Credit line
- Purchased with the support of private collectors
Acquisition
purchase 1914
Copyright
Relations
Documentation
- South Africa in 1777-95 : the Gordon Collection of unpublished contemporary watercolour drawings, Suppl., p.7
- Een beeld van een land : Zuid-Afrika gezien door R.J. Gordon, tussen 1773 en 1795, Meile Dirk Haga
- The zoological exploration of southern Africa 1650-1790, Leendert Cornelis Rookmaaker, p. 98, p. 289, afb. 141 (zw/w)
- Robert Jacob Gordon (1743-1795) en zijn bijdrage tot de zoölogie van de Kaap de Goede Hoop, Leendert Cornelis Rookmaaker, scriptie p. 141, nr. 38 en 39, en Appendix, sectie I
- De Gordon Atlas : achttiende-eeuwse voorstellingen van het Zuidafrikaanse binnenland, Leendert Cornelis Rookmaaker
- Afb. op ww.uct.ac.za/depts/age/people/Gordon: Warthog.
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