 | Parkyns, M. 1853 Life in Abyssinia, being notes collected during three years residence and travel in that country. London, John Murray, vol. 2, pp. 1-355 |
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| The handles of the swords and the scabbards are made of the horn of the rhinoceros. They are cut out of the horn at a great loss of material, and hence they fetch a good price. It should be remembered that the heart of the horn is black, outside of which is coating, not quite an inch thick, of ... |
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| Galton, F. 1853 The narrative of an explorer in Tropical South Africa. London, John Murray, pp. i-xv, 1-314 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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African Rhino Species
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| [267] 26 Sep 1851 Damaraland
A... the first great shooting place. It was a pituresque gorge ... in which was a succession of small springs. Rhinoceros skulls were lying in every direction, but strangely enough only one spoor could be seen. ... 40 were killed here about a month since.
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| Gordon Cumming, R. 1853 Descriptive catalogue of hunting trophies, native arms, and costumes, from the far interior of South Africa the property of and collected by R.G. Cumming. Glasgow, W. Gilchrist, pp. i, 1-32 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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| Sykes, Colonel 1853 Notes on the possessions of the Imaun of Muskat, on the climate and productions of Zanzibar, and on the prospects of African discovery from Mombas. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 23: 101-119 |
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| Anonymous 1853 The wild-buffalo hunt. Colburn's United Service Magazine, and Naval and Military Journal 1853 June: 237-246 |
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African Rhino Species
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| Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society 1853 Thirty-third report of the council, at the close of the session 1852-53. Leeds, J.Heaton |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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| Recorded as a donation to the Society's Museum
Donated by Mr. W. Boyne, F.S.A., London
Very fine preserved head, and foot, and skull of the two horned rhinoceros, of South Africa (p.27) |
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| Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society 1853 Thirty-third report of the council, at the close of the session 1852-53. Leeds, J.Heaton |
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Africa - Southern Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Recorded among the Donations and Additions to the Society's Museum
Purchased by the Society
Horns of Rhinoceros Keitloa (p.27) |
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| Peters, W.C.H. 1852 Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique, auf Befehl seiner majestaet des Konigs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefuehrt, Zoologie I, Saugethiere. Berlin, Georg Reimer, pp. i-xvi, 1-202 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Mozambique
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Black Rhino
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| 2 skulls & horns. Locality: Mozambique. Collected by: W.Peters. In Zoological Museum, Berlin, Germany. |
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| Peters, W.C.H. 1852 Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique, auf Befehl seiner majestaet des Konigs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefuehrt, Zoologie I, Saugethiere. Berlin, Georg Reimer, pp. i-xvi, 1-202 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Mozambique
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Black Rhino
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| 2 skulls & horns. Locality: Mozambique. Collected by: W.Peters. In Zoological Museum, Berlin, Germany. |
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| Peters, W.C.H. 1852 Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique, auf Befehl seiner majestaet des Konigs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefuehrt, Zoologie I, Saugethiere. Berlin, Georg Reimer, pp. i-xvi, 1-202 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Mozambique
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White Rhino
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| I have not found the animal itself, but could be convinced of its exitsence by studying a pair of nice horns which originated from Lourenzo Marques. |
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