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Parks, F., 1850. Wanderings of a pilgrim in search of the picturesque, during four-and-twenty years in the East, with revelations of life in the zenana. London, Pelham Richardson
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Fanny Parks
Full: Frances Susanna, born Archer, (1794-1875)
Married to Charles Crawford Parks (1797-1854)
Surname also spelled Parkes
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parks-8438
Lived in Calcutta, Allahabad, Kanpur
Note: I will use Parks, as that is the surname known for Fanny’s husband.
These two books are signed in an arabic or other language, not in roman script.
Parkes, F., 1851. Asiatic Gallery, Baker Street Bazar, Portman Square: Grand moving diorama of Hindostan, displaying the scenery of the Hoogly, the Bhagirathi, and the Ganges, from Fort William, Bengal to Gangoutri, in the Himalaya. London, Asiatic Gallery, pp. 1-69
Parkes 1851:32-34 Diorama Notes on Sikri-Gali and Rajmahal Hills, with figure.
p.33 Rhinoceroses [and other animals] abound here
Parkes, F., 1850. Wanderings of a pilgrim, in search of the picturesque, during four-and-twenty years in the East; with revelations of life in the zenana. London, Pelham Richardson, vol. 1, pp. i-xxxv, 1-479; vol.2, pp. i-xv, 1-523
Parkes = Parks 1850, vol.1:74
Lucknow, December 1827
The mornings were devoted to sports, and quadrilles passed away the evenings. I saw some very good elephant fights, some indifferent tiger fights, a rhinoceros against three wild buffaloes, in short, battles of every sort ; some were very cruel, and the poor animals had not fair play.
Parkes = Parks 1850, vol.1:135
April 1830. Allahabad.
We purchased a shield of the hide of the rhinoceros at the fair at Allahabad ; there are numerous indentations upon it, the marks of bullets, which appear to have been turned off by the thickness and strength of the hide. My husband used to cut it up to leather the tips of billiard cues — therefore I carried it off, and added it to my museum.
Parkes = Parks 1850, vol.1:177-178 [was p.131 mistake]
Oudh. 1831-01-18.
When the elephant fights were over, two rhinoceros were brought before us, and an amusing fight took place between them; they fought like pigs. The plain was covered by natives in thousands, on foot or on horseback. When the rhinoceros grew fierce, they carged the crowd, and it was beautiful to see the mass of people flying before them.
Parkes = Parks 1850, vol.2:7 [Fatigarh = Fatehgarh = Farrukhabad, north of Kanpur, 27.38 / 79.61]
Parks arrived Fatigarh on 6 April 1835.
Her Highness the Baiza Ba’I, widow of the late Maharaj Daolut Rao Scindia in Gwalior = Baiza Bai (1784-1863), regent of Gwalior 1827-1833. Kept captive afterwards by the British Government until 1856.
Shrimant Daulat Rao Shinde (Sindhia), 1797-1827, ruler of Gwalior
Next day = 15 April 1835
The next day the Baiza Ba'i sent down all her horses in their gay native trappings, for me to look at; also two fine rhinoceroses, which galloped about the grounds in their heavy style, and fought one another; the Ba'i gave five thousand rupees (£500) for the pair; sweetmeats and oranges pleased the great animals very much.
Parkes = Parks 1850, vol.2:44
Allahabad, 9 Feb 1836
Baiza Bai arrived in Allahanad early Feb 1836. Fanny Parks was also in town.
In the evening, her two rhinoceroses arrived ; they fought one another rather fiercely ; it was an amusement for the party.
Parkes = Parks 1850, vol.2:370
Cape Town, August 1843
A riding-whip of the rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide, called a sjambok, costs three shillings and sixpence, which, considering that the price on the frontier is four- pence halfpenny, is a tolerably good per centage. At least, tliis is the price demanded from Indians, who appear to be the natural prey of the people at the Cape, who are leagued together to pluck the Hindus. There is one price for the English, one for the Dutch, and one for the Africanders.
Parkes = Parks 1850, vol.2:398
Rajmahal, 31 Oct 1844
The point of Sikri-gali is very picturesque from the river. The indigo factor’s bungalow would be an excellent shooting box. It is said the Jharna waterfall and the Himalaya mountains are visible at times from Rajmahal ; I have never seen either. Bears, tigers, rhinoceroses, leopards, hogs, deer of all kinds, abound here, and feathered game in the Hills. Steamers pass in ten days and a half in the dry season from Calcutta.
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