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Frontispiece of the first Dutch edition of Wouter Schouten, Oost-Indische voyagie, 1676. The plate was produced in the workshop of the Dutch publisher Jacob van Meurs and probably shows an imaginary scene. In later editions, the rhino is replaced by an elephant. From Schouten, W., 1676. Oost-Indische voyagie. Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs and Johannes van Someren |