Mount Talakmau and other landmarks, Sumatra Size:L: 75 x 50cm As the equine quarantine law

As the equine quarantine law was too strict to allow the entry of foreign horses into Australia

Middle Temple

with a satirical coat of arms and verses below

the problems of living with mother-in-law are unchanging

Mount Talakmau and other landmarks, Sumatra Size:L: 75 x 50cm As the equine quarantine lawLandscape view of Talakmau, here described as 'Mount Ophir' a volcano on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. With other landmarks and their positions noted, as seen from the sea. Inscribed: 'View from the S. E. Point of Pulo Pinnee.' Figure no. 15 from Report of the length of the pendulum at the equator made on an expedition from the observatory at Madras, by John Goldingham (Madras, 1824). Original painting pasted onto a backing sheet. Not signed.