Tropical animals from Nieuhof’s Remarkable Voyages

Files

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Title

Tropical animals from Nieuhof’s Remarkable Voyages

Subject

World history -- Early works to 1800.
Indonesia -- Description and travel.

Description

This engraving depicts a number of animals from the Asian tropics, including an elephant and a "sucoterio," which is likely a misinterpretation of a Sumatran rhinoceros.

Creator

Nieuhof, Johann

Source

Remarkable Voyages and Travells [sic] into Brazil, and the Best Parts of the East-Indies

Publisher

T'Amsterdam : Voor de weduwe van Jacob van Meurs, op de Keizers-gracht.

Date

1682

Rights

Public domain

Format

image

Type

jpeg

Collection

Citation

Nieuhof, Johann, “Tropical animals from Nieuhof’s Remarkable Voyages,” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/4657.