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Verbiest 1650

The Jesuit father Ferdinand Verbiest introduced the rhinoceros (after Durer) into the Chinese literature, in the T’u shu tsi ch’êng of 1650.

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Author

Ferdinand Verbiest

Year

1650

Dimensions

1366 × 1775 px

Location

China

Subject

History

Species

Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

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