Johannes or Jan Jonston, 1603-1675
Polish naturalist.
1632 Thaumatographia naturalis, in decem classes distincta, in quibus admiranda I. Coelis, II. Elementorum, III. Meteorum, IV. Fossilium, V. Plantarum, VI. Avium, VII. Quadrupedum, VIII. Exanguium, IX. Piscium, X. Hominis. Amstelodami: Guilielmum Blaeu, pp. i-xii, 1-504; 12mo.
1633 Thaumatographia naturalis, in classes decem divisa: in quibis admiranda, coeli, elementorum, meteororum, fossilium, plantarum, avium, quadrupedum, exanguium, piscium, hominis. Editio secunda priore auctior. Amstelodami: Apud Ioannem Ianssonium, pp. [i-iv], 1-578; 12mo.
1661 Thaumatographica naturalis [etc] Amstelodami: J. Janssonium, pp. i-vi, 1-498, i-ii; 12mo
1665 Thaumatographica naturalis [etc] Amstelodami: Apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge, Et Elizeum Weyerstraet, pp. 1-495, i-iii; 8vo.
Translations
1657 An history of the wonderful things of nature: set forth in ten severall classes. Wherein are contained I. The wonders of the heavens. II. Of the elements. III. Of meteors. IV. Of minerals. V. Of plants. VI. Of birds. VII. Of four-footed beasts. VIII. Of insects, and things wanting blood. IX. Of fishes. X. Of man. Written by Johannes Jonstonus. And now rendred into English, by a person of quality. London: Printed by John Streater, living in Well-Yard near the Hospitall of St. Bartholomew's the Lesse, and are to be sold by the booksellers of London, pp. [i-xvi], 1-354; folio. – Translated by John Rowland.
Latin text of Amstelodami, 1632
[1632: 31] Classis VII
Caput XXXII: De Rangifero & Rhinocerote
Rhinoceros Elephanto est par magnitudine animal, unico in nare cornu, hinc nomen. Hoc vero modice inflexum tanti acuminis, ut ferrum & saxa penetret. Aelianus. Pellis ei praedensa crustis compacta squammatim, colore & figura testitudinis dixeris testam, tam firma, ut aegre cedat jaculo. Hostis est Elephanti. His contra pugnaturus saxis
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cornu acuit, mox cuspidato Elephanti crura toto rictu subiens. alvum, quae mollior, petit, discerpitque eandem. Exemplum qui voluerit, Camerarium in subcisivis horis consulat.
English text of London, 1657
[1657: 231] Classis VII
Chapter XXXII. Of Rangifer, and Rhinoceros
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Rhinoceros is a beast as big as an Elephant, he hath one horn in his nose, and from thence he hath his name. It is moderately bent, and so sharp, that it will pierce stones and iron, Aelian. His skin is very thick with skaly crusts, in colour and figure like a Tortoise shell; It is so fast, that a Dart can hardly enter it. He is an Elephants enemy, when he fights with him, he whets his horn on a syone; then putting his horn under the Elephants belly, where it is softest, he rends him. He that will see examples, let him read Camerarium in subcisivis horis.
