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... " The Natural History of the Pachydermes or Thick-skinned Quadrupeds " (splendid title !) by Sir William Jardine , of Applegirth, seventh baronet (1800–1874), the famous Scottish naturalist - not to be confused with - William Jardine (1784–1843), the Scottish physician and East India Company merchant (founder of the Hong Kong based 'Jardine, Matheson & Co' ) ! ! ... Although, I dare say that the two were distant clansmen (or perhaps not so distant ? Does anybody know ? ) ...

Intriguing pic....good to be introduced to some new Jardines...the only one I knew till now was of the bodyline ill fame...

Mita ~ The Jardine's are of hearty, ancient Scottish stock and are a large and extended family - with many far-flung colonial connections. Douglas Jardine, of cricketing fame (or should I say cricketing 'infamy' ? " There are two teams upon the field - but only one of them is playing cricket !" etc & etc) was, of course, born in Bombay in 1900 - where his father, Malcolm, was a Professor of Jurisprudence at the Government Law School - of which he became principal in 1902, and from which point onwards he held posts of increasing significance, until finally being appointed Advocate-General of Bombay in 1915. Malcolm was following in the legalistic footsteps of his own father - W.J. Jardine - who held a place on the bench of the Allahabad High Court during the 1860s and 1870s.

So Douglas Jardine had an India connection.....interesting!

... More than one... Jardine led England against ' India ' (which then included what is now Pakistan) at Lords in 1932. India's first test match ...