The newspaper announced that the rhinoceros was exhibited outside the Utregtse Poort of Amsterdam on 30 August 1755 (source 7651). Later on 18 September it was announced that the animal was going to be exhibited on the Botermarkt in Amsterdam later in 1755 (source 7652). The fair was held annually in September.
The Utregtsepoort or Utrechtsepoort was located at current Frederiksplein. The Bootermarkt or Botermarkt was renamed Rembrandtplein in the 19th century.
Source 7651. Amsterdamse Courant, 30 August 1755
Amsterdamse Courant 1755. Amsterdamse Courant no. 104, Saturday 30 August 1755: 2.
Original text (Dutch)
‘t Amst. buiten de Utregtse Poort, in de Bergenvaerders Kamer, is voor 6 stuyvers te zien DE RHINOCEROS; dezelve is thans veel grooter en zwaarder als in ‘t jaer 1745, wanneer die zelve Dier uit deeze Landen na Duytsland en Italien is vervoerd geworden.
English translation
In Amsterdam outside the Ugregtse Poort, in the Bergenvaerders Kamer, can be seen the Rhinoceros for 6 stuyvers. The animal is now much larger and heavier than in 1745, when she was transported to Germany and Italy.
Source 7652. Amsterdamse Courant, 18 September 1755
Amsterdamse Courant 1755. Amsterdamse Courant no. 112, Thursday 18 September 1755: 2.
Original text (Dutch)
Op d’aenstaende Kermis zal t’Amsterdam op de Bootermarkt te zien zyn een leevendige RHINOSTER, welke thans veel grooter ia als in de jaere 1745, toen dezelve na Duytschland en Italien is vervoerd geworden, weegende teghenwoordig tusschen de 6 en 7000 pond.
English translation
At the upcoming Fair in Amsterdam, on the Bootermarkt, a living RHINOSTER will be on display, which is now much larger than in 1745, when it was transported to Germany and Italy, and now weighs between 6,000 and 7,000 pounds.
Information from Gijs Van der Ham, additions 2025
