user: pass:
Image details from the RRC Image Gallery:
 
Pidcock 1795
Image Details:

Pidcock 1795

Author: T. Hall
Year: 1795
Description: Token of Pidcock's Zoological Exhibition in London, 1795, with kangaroo, armadillo and rhinoceros.
A halfpenny token which features images of three exotic animals, ‘The Kanguroo, The Armadillo and
The Rhinoceros’. Thomas Hall, a taxidermist and curiosity dealer, produced these tokens to advertise his ‘house of curiosity’, otherwise known as the Finsbury Museum, which he operated from his home at 10 City Road, London. The token illustrates the fascination and curiosity shown by the British public in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to view exhibits of exotic animals
Location: Captive
Subject: Captivity
Species: Indian Rhino
File Size: 138,3 kb
Dimensions: 519x536 px
High-res: This image is protected and you can not download the high-res version To view the high resolution image please register and contact the moderator

[ Home ][ Literature ][ Rhino Images ][ Rhino Forums ][ Rhino Species ][ Links ][ About V2.0]