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Margaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection

Margaret Bushby La Cockburn: A Journey through Nature's Bounty Step into Margaret Bushby La Cockburn's world, where the wonders of nature come alive

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Theobroma cacao, cocoa pod

Theobroma cacao, cocoa pod
Plate 49 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Piper nigrum, pepper vine

Piper nigrum, pepper vine
Plate 24 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Nyrustuca moschata, nutmeg

Nyrustuca moschata, nutmeg
Illustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Capsicum frutesceus, common chilli

Capsicum frutesceus, common chilli
Illustration by by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Gentiana sp. purple gentian

Gentiana sp. purple gentian
Illustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Psidium pyriferum, red guava

Psidium pyriferum, red guava
Illustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Caryophyllus aromaticus, clove

Caryophyllus aromaticus, clove
Plate 64 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Strobilantes

Strobilantes
Ruellia. Plate 70 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Garrulax cachinnans, nilgiri laughing thrush

Garrulax cachinnans, nilgiri laughing thrush
Plate 1, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Clamator jacobinus, jacobin cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus, jacobin cuckoo
Plate 2, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Glaucidium radiatum, jungle owlet

Glaucidium radiatum, jungle owlet
Plate 3, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Parus major, great tit

Parus major, great tit
Plate 4, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Rhopocichla atriceps, dark-fronted babbler

Rhopocichla atriceps, dark-fronted babbler
Plate 5, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Perdicula erythrorhyncha, painted bush quail

Perdicula erythrorhyncha, painted bush quail
Plate 6, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Hypothymis azurea, black-naped monarch

Hypothymis azurea, black-naped monarch
Plate 7, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Loriculus vernalis, vernal hanging parrot

Loriculus vernalis, vernal hanging parrot
Plate 8, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Saxiola caprata, pied bushchat

Saxiola caprata, pied bushchat
Plate 10, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Dicrurus caerulescens, white-bellied drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens, white-bellied drongo
Plate 9, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Lanius cristatus, brown shrike

Lanius cristatus, brown shrike
Plate 11, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Chloropsis aurifrons, golden-fronted leafbird

Chloropsis aurifrons, golden-fronted leafbird
Plate 14, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Turdoides subrufus, rufous babbler

Turdoides subrufus, rufous babbler
Plate 16, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Acritillas indica icterica, yellow-browed bulbul

Acritillas indica icterica, yellow-browed bulbul
Plate 15, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Dicaeum concolor, plain flowerpecker

Dicaeum concolor, plain flowerpecker
Plate 18, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Prinia inornata, plain prinia

Prinia inornata, plain prinia
Plate 17, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Monticolar cinclorhynchus, blue-capped rock thrush

Monticolar cinclorhynchus, blue-capped rock thrush
Plate 20, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Streptopelia chinensis, spotted-necked dove

Streptopelia chinensis, spotted-necked dove
Plate 21, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Monticola solitarius, blue rock thrush

Monticola solitarius, blue rock thrush
Plate 19, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Tarsiger indicus, white-browed scrub-robin

Tarsiger indicus, white-browed scrub-robin
Plate 22, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Taccocua leschenaultii, sirkeer malkoha

Taccocua leschenaultii, sirkeer malkoha
Plate 23, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Hypsipetes leucocephalus, black bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus, black bulbul
Plate 25, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Columba elphinstonii, Nilgiri woodpigeon

Columba elphinstonii, Nilgiri woodpigeon
Plate 26, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Copsychus saularis, Oriental magpie-robin

Copsychus saularis, Oriental magpie-robin
Plate 27, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Rhopodytes viridirostris, blue-faced malkoha

Rhopodytes viridirostris, blue-faced malkoha
Plate 28, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Lonchura striata, white-rumped munia

Lonchura striata, white-rumped munia
Plate 31, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Hemipus picatus, bar-winged flycatcher-shrike

Hemipus picatus, bar-winged flycatcher-shrike
Plate 33, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Dendrocitta vagabunda, rufous treepie

Dendrocitta vagabunda, rufous treepie
Plate 32, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Turdoides striatus malabaricus, jungle babbler

Turdoides striatus malabaricus, jungle babbler
Plate 34, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Picus xanthopygaeus, Picus squamatus

Picus xanthopygaeus, Picus squamatus
Plate 35, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Cecropis daurica, red-rumped swallow

Cecropis daurica, red-rumped swallow
Plate 39, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Parus spilonotus, yellow cheeked tit

Parus spilonotus, yellow cheeked tit
Plate 40, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Dendrocitta leucogastra, white-billed treepie

Dendrocitta leucogastra, white-billed treepie
Plate 41, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Megalaima viridis, white-cheeked barbet

Megalaima viridis, white-cheeked barbet
Plate 1, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Coracina melanoptera, black-headed cuckoo-shrike

Coracina melanoptera, black-headed cuckoo-shrike
Plate 2, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Pomatorhinus horsfieldi, Indian scimitar babbler

Pomatorhinus horsfieldi, Indian scimitar babbler
Plate 3, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Pycnonotus cafer, red-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer, red-vented bulbul
Plate 6, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Motacilla maderaspatensis, white-browed wagtail

Motacilla maderaspatensis, white-browed wagtail
Plate 8, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Iduna rama, Sykes warbler

Iduna rama, Sykes warbler
Plate 9, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageMargaret Bushby La Cockburn Collection: Zosterops palpebrosus, oriental white-eye

Zosterops palpebrosus, oriental white-eye
Plate 12, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)



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Margaret Bushby La Cockburn: A Journey through Nature's Bounty Step into Margaret Bushby La Cockburn's world, where the wonders of nature come alive. Her passion for botanical treasures has led her on an extraordinary adventure, exploring the diverse and enchanting realms of Theobroma cacao, Piper nigrum, Nyrustuca moschata, Gentiana sp. , Psidium pyriferum, Caryophyllus aromaticus, Strobilantes and beyond. Intrigued by the mysteries hidden within cocoa pods (Theobroma cacao), Margaret delves deep into their secrets. She unravels the complex flavors that make chocolate a universal delight while discovering how pepper vines (Piper nigrum) add a subtle kick to culinary creations. Nutmeg (Nyrustuca moschata) takes center stage as Margaret explores its aromatic allure. From ancient medicinal uses to modern-day kitchen experiments, she uncovers its versatile nature and adds a touch of warmth to every dish. Purple gentians (Gentiana sp. ) captivate Margaret with their vibrant hues and delicate petals. She marvels at their beauty in meadows and mountainsides alike while uncovering their role in traditional herbal remedies. Venturing further into tropical landscapes, Margaret encounters red guava (Psidium pyriferum). Its juicy sweetness tantalizes her taste buds as she discovers its rich nutritional benefits - a true gift from Mother Nature herself. Clove (Caryophyllus aromaticus) becomes her companion on this journey as she explores its spicy essence. From adding depth to savory dishes to soothing toothaches with its natural properties - clove proves itself indispensable in both culinary delights and home remedies.