Rhinocerom. Illustration in a very rare booklet published in Portugal by the printer Germao Galharde. From: Ortiz, D.; Galharde, Germão 1534. Cartinha pera ensinar a leer. Lisboa, Germão Galharde. pp. 1-64 – 28 May 1534. 8vo. Unique copy in: Biblioteca Pública de Évora, Portugal (BPE): RES. 265-B (Cota antiga: G. E6 C2 nº 9).
The animal shown is possibly the First Lisbon Rhinoceros of 1515, which is found on the famous woodcut by Albrecht Dürer.
Refer:
Rookmaaker, L.C.; Monson, J.; Billia, E.M.E. 2024. Early depictions of the first Lisbon rhinoceros in the 16th century. Pachyderm 65: 168-179 – doi.org/. doi.org/10.69649/pachyderm.v65i.1312
