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Turin 1827 |
| Author: |
Anonymous |
| Year: |
1827 |
| Description: |
The rhinoceros, from the coast of Malabar, aged 6 years, was 7 feet high and 12 long. It arrived in Rotterdam on 27 June 1814, brought for Jacques Tourniaire, The animal was in Turin, Italy in November 1827. Anonymous lithograph, circa 1827 (Collezione Simeom, D 1873 in Archivio Storico della Citta di Torino)
Text: "Le Rhinocéros, de la Côte-de-Malabar, âgé de 6 ans, ayant 7 pieds de hauteur, 12 de long, 11 de circonférence, et pésant 4800 livres. Cet animal est le seul qui existe, vivant, en Europe. Il a été débarqué à Rotterdam, le 27 juin 1814, par le sicur Jacques Tourniaire et il sejourna à Turin pendant tout le mois de novembre de l'an 1827." |
| Location: |
Europe |
| Subject: |
Captivity |
| Species: |
Indian Rhino |
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38,1 kb |
| Dimensions: |
550x445 px |
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Turin 1827
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