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Goens, R. van, 1856. Reijsbeschrijving van den weg uijt Samarangh nae de Konicklijke hoofdplaats Mataram, mitsgaders de zeeden, gewoonten ende regerine van den Sousouhounan, groot machtichste Koningh van `t Eijlant Java. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 4: 307-350

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Location: Captive - Europe
Subject: Captivity - Zoo Records
Species: Javan Rhino


Original text on this topic:
Description of palace of the King of Mataram - written April 1656. In the portion of land behind the King's palace, the King has incredibly large zoological gardens, which he keeps restricted for his own pleasure and hunting, and is inhabited by some thousands of deer, rhinoceros, wild cows, etc.

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