The arrival of a rhinoceros in Cologne on 25 October 1753 was mentioned in a Dutch newspaper (source 6801). The animal was transported in a large wooden cage drawn by 12 horses.
Source 6801. Haerlemsche Courant, 30 October 1753
Douwe Mout 1753. Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant Tuesday 30 October 1753 (no. 44).
Original text (Dutch)
Keulen, 26 October. Gisteren arriveerde van Aaken een Rhinoceros, op eenen Wagen met 12 Paerden bespannen, en in eenen groote Houten Kas opgesloten, die al voor eenige Jaaren in Vrankryk, Italien en in Duytsland is gezien geworden.
English translation
Cologne, 26 October. Yesterday arrived from Aachen a Rhinoceros, on a waggon drawb by 12 horses, and kept in a large wooden crate, which has been seen for some years in France, Italy and Germany.
