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File AvailableMann, R.J. 1862 A descriptive catalogue of the Natal contribution to the International Exhibition of 1862. London, Jarrold & Sons
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African Rhino Species
The Rhinoceros is only seen about the banks of the inland rivers; but it must still be very plentiful, to judge from the number of horns that enter the colony. Every store abounds with specimens of them. Twelve hundred horns, worth six hundred pounds sterling, are exported annually from Natal.
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File AvailableWilliams, S.W. 1856 Chinese commercial guide, consisting of a collection of details and regulations respecting foreign trade with China, sailing directions, tables &c., 4th edition (revised and enlarged). Canton, Office of the Chinese Repository, pp. i-viii, 1-376
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Rhinoceros horn or si-kioh. The best sort comes from Cochinchina and sell at times for $300 a piece. An inferior sort comes from India, of which some probably are from South Africa, which sell for $30 and upwards a piece. The Chinese carve the finest pieces into elegant cups, cornucopias &c., ...
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File AvailableWilliams, S.W. 1856 Chinese commercial guide, consisting of a collection of details and regulations respecting foreign trade with China, sailing directions, tables &c., 4th edition (revised and enlarged). Canton, Office of the Chinese Repository, pp. i-viii, 1-376
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It is also sent to Japan by the Chinese.
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File AvailableGuillain, C. 1856 Documents sur l'histoire, la geographie et le commerce de l'Afrique orientale, vol. 2: Relation du voyage d'exploration a la cote orientale d'Afrique, execute pendant les annees 1846, 1847 et 1848 par le brick le Ducouedic. Paris, Arthus Bertrand
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African Rhino Species
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File AvailableBowring, J. 1855 The kingdom and people of Siam, with a narrative of the mission to that country in 1855. London, John W. Parker and Son, vol. 1, pp. i-ix, 1-482
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Articles exported include rhinoceros hides, 300 piculs.
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File AvailableChristopher, W. 1844 Extract from a journal on the E. coast of Africa. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 14: 76-103
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
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Black Rhino
Trade with India, exports include rhinoceros's horn
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File AvailableChristopher, W. 1844 Extract from a journal on the E. coast of Africa. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 14: 76-103
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
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Black Rhino
a fine specimen [horns] was purchased for 1 1/2 rupee
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File AvailableRuschenberger, W.S.W. 1839 A voyage round the world, including an embassy to Muscat and Siam, in 1835-36 and 37. Southern Literary Messenger 5 (1): 26-34
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Asian Rhino Species
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File AvailableLow, J. 1836 History of Tenasserim. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 3: 25-54, figs. 2-4
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Rhinoceros horn are an article of trade but the quantity is very limited, the natives being more afraid of this animal than of the elephant or even the tiger.
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File AvailableSmith, Andrew 1834 African zoology. Continued from page 192. [Part I. Mammalia, no. 7.]. South African Quarterly Journal Second Series, No. 3 (part 1, April-June 1834): 209-224
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African Rhino Species
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