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Rhinocerom 1537 Cartinhas

Figure 02. Rhinocerom Evora 300A

Rhinocerom. Illustration in a very rare booklet published in Portugal by the printer Germao Galharde.

Galharde, Germão 1537. Cartinha pera ensinar a leer. Lisboa, Germão Galharde. pp. 1-64 – 8vo. – Unique copy in Biblioteca Pública de Évora, Portugal (BPE): RES. 300-A [Cota antiga: G. E6 C2 nº 44].

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

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