A History of Agriculture in India v2.c67.s5.9

v2.c67.s5.9

Apart from its value as a source book of history, the importance of the Babur-nama lies in the fact that it is the first book on Natural History of India. Babur had keen sense of observation and he describes the physical features of the country, its animals, birds, and vegetation with precision and brevity. The Babur-nama was illustrated during the reign of Akbar. Two illustrated copies of the Babur-nama are complete. One of these is in the British Museum, London. The other, in the National Museum, New Delhi, was illutstrated in A.D. 1605. The value of the illustrations of the Babur-nama lies in the fact that these are the first natural history paintings in India.