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File AvailableAnonymous 1684 A description of the rhinoceros, lately brought from the East Indies, and sold the 25th of this instant August, to Mr. L for 2320. London, S.Libourn, pp. 1-2
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The Rhinoceros is accounted the second wonder in Nature; being a Beast every way admirable for its outward shape and greatness, as also for its inward courage, dispoftion, and mildness. For as the Elephant is the first wonder, so is this Beast next to the Elephant, being every way as much ...
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File AvailableScriverius, P. 1629 M. Val. Martialis. Amstelredami, Guilhel. Lanssonius, pp. 1-287
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File AvailableAnonymous 1623 Entree des Loys XIII, Roy de France et de Navarra, dans la ville d'Arles. Avignon, L.Bramerau, pp. 1-73
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File AvailableDalechampius, J. 1608 Plinius historia mundi libri XXXVIII, cum castigationibus et adnotationibus. Francofurti, Claud. Marnium et haeredes Joan Aubry., [not paginated]
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File AvailableCalderinus, D. 1601 M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammatum libri XIV Domitii Calderini commentariis perpetuis & Georgii Merulae observationibus, illustrati. Parisiis, apud Claudium Morellum, pp. i-xv, 1-851
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IX. De Rhinocerote

Domitius:
Rhinoceros] Rhinocerotem primus ostendit in spectaculis Pompetum Augu. Domit. animal est buxei coloris, inimicum elephanto, cuius aluum elimato cornu petit in pugna, nuper fuerat in theatro, & dia stupens ad pugnam, non poterat irritari, qu...
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File AvailableSassetti, F. 1579 Letter to Francesco Bonciani: p. 133

In: Marcucci, E. Lettere edite e inedite di Filippo Sassetti, raccolte e annotate. Firenze, Felice le Monnier: pp. i-iii, i-xlvii, 1-575
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Filippo Sassetti, 1540-1588
Rovellasca factor at Cochin. The extract is from his letter written from Lisbon on 19 February 1579 written to Francesco Bonciani (d.1620) in Florence.

Portuguese text from the edition of 1855

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Lisbona, 19 February 1579
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File AvailableCalderinus, D. 1485 M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammatum libri XIV. Venetiis, Baptistam de Tortis, [not paginated]
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File AvailableCurtius, Q.R. 1000 Historiarum Alexandri magni Macedonis, VIII. ix. 16 & IX. I5
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File AvailableCapitolinus, I. no year known Gordianus III
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File AvailableDio Cassius no year known Roman History, liber 51, caput 22 (5)
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