The newspaper of Antwerp dated 14 June 1743 advertises the exhibition of the rhinoceros in the St. Pietersvliet on the banks of the Schelde (source 2001). This states that the animal will leave on 18 June 1743.
The locality with Vliet (River) suggests that the animal was on a boat.
Literature
- Van der Ham 2022: 183, note 161 – refers Gazette van Antwerpen, 14 June 1743
- Vanruysseveldt, V. 2011. Onderzoek naar rondtrekkende entertainers. Tijd-Schrift (Heemkunde en lokaal-erfgoedpraktijk in Vlaanderen) 1 (1): 27–34 – cites Gazette
Source 2001. Gazette of Antwerp, 14 June 1743
Douwe Mout 1743. Gazette van Antwerpen, Friday 14 June 1743, p. 4
Original text (Dutch)
Aen alle Heeren ende Dames, Dat alhier is te sien in de St. Peeters Vliet eene levendige Rinoceros van 4. Jaaren oude, wegende 3500. ponds swaer, wiens weerga hier noyt bevorens en is geweest; men seght, dat hy wel 100. Jaeren oudt wordt, is soo tam, als een Kalff, en blyft noch te sien tot den 18. Juny voor het laetste &c.
English translation
To all Gentlemen and Ladies, That here is to be seen in the St. Peeters Vliet a living Rinoceros of 4 years old, weighing 3500 pounds, the like of which has never been seen here before; it is said that he will live to be 100 years old, is as tame as a calf, and will remain to be seen until the 18th of June for the last time &c.
