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Ridinger 1768 Double-horned

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Plate issued in 1768 from the legacy of Johann Elias Ridinger. This depicts Clara the Dutch Rhinoceros seen in Augsburg in 1748. However, Ridinger added a second posterior horn. This was published in 1768 (a year after his death) by his tow sons Martin. E. and Johann J. Ridinger in a very rare book: Ridinger, J.E. et al., 1768. Das in seiner grossen Mannigfaltigkeit und in seinen schönen Farben nach Original-Zeichnungen geschilderte Thier-Reich.

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