File AvailableMunster, S. 1588 Cosmographey : oder Beschreibung aller Länder, Herrschafftenn und fürnemesten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens. Basel, durch Sebastianum Henricpetri, pp. 1-1162
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File AvailableGalle, Philippe 1586 Rhinoceros. Original broadsheet - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich
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File AvailableAneau, B. 1586 La description philosophale de la nature et condition des animaux, tant raisonnables que brutz. Avec le sens moral comprins sus le naturel & condition d'iceux: ensemble plusieurs augmentations de diverses & estranges bestes, outre la precedente impression. Lyon, Benoist Rigaud, pp. 1-64
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File AvailablePare, A. 1585 Les oeuvres d'Ambroise Paré, Conseiller, et premier chirurgien du Roy, divisees en vingt sept livres, avec les figures & portraicts, tant de l'anatomie que des instruments de chirurgie & de plusieurs monstres. Reveuz & augmentez par l'autheur. Quatrieme edition. Paris, Gabriel Buon
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File AvailableArphe de Villafane, J. de 1585 De varia commensuracion para la esculptura, y architectura. Seville, Andrea Pesciani y Iuan de Leon
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File AvailableRauwolf, L. 1583 Aigentliche beschreibung der Raiß, so er vor diser zeit gegen Auffgang inn die Morgenländer, fürnemlich Syriam, Iudaeam, Arabiam, Mesopotamiam, Babyloniam, Assyriam, Armeniam etc. nicht ohne geringe mühe vnnd große gefahr selbs volbracht. Laugingen, Willers
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File AvailableWedel, Lupold von 1580 Exhibition of Abada in Lisbon in September 1580. In: Baer, M., 1895. Lupold von Wedels Beschreibung seiner Reisen und Kriegserlebnisse 1561-1606. Baltische Studien 45 (pp. 1-609), p. 261
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File AvailablePare, A. 1579 Les oeuvres d'Ambroise Paré, Conseiller, et premier chirurgien du Roy, divisees en vingt sept livres, avec les figures & portraicts, tant de l'anatomie que des instruments de chirurgie & de plusieurs monstres. Reveuz & augmentez par l'autheur, pour la seconde edition. Paris, Gabriel Buon
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File AvailableAmmann, J.; Schaller, Georg 1579 Thierbuch: Sehr künstliche vnd wol gerissene Figuren von allerley Thieren. Franckfort am Mayn
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File AvailableLonicerus, A. 1578 Kreuterbuch Kunstliche Conterfeytunge der Baeume Stauden Hecken Kreuter Getreyde Gewuertze. Mit eigentlicher Beschreibung derselben Namen in sechserley Sprachen. Frankfurt, Lechler, pp. 1-761
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File AvailableBruyn, A. de 1578 Animalium quadrupedum multiformes effigies in usum pictorum aeditae. Anvers, Hans Liefrinck, engraving (Albertina, Vienna, H/I/29/26)
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File AvailableCaminha, P.A. 1577 Manuscript: Sumario dos Reis de Portugal. [=A summary of the Kings of Portugal]. Illuminated manuscript in private collection. In: Pagadas na Torre, Belem, 1992, p. 62
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File AvailableValerianus, J.Pierius 1575 Hieroglyphica sive de sacris Aegyptiorum aliarumque gentium literis commentarii Ioannis Pierii Valeriani Bolzani Bellunensis. Basileae, Thomam Guarinum
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File AvailableMunster, S. 1575 Cosmographia vniuersale, nella quale secondo che n'hanno parlato i piu veraci scrittori, son designati i siti di tutti gli paësi. Colonia, Arnoldo Byrckmanno
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File AvailableSurius, L. 1571 Histoire, ou commentaires de toutes choses mémorables avenues depuys LXX ans en ça par toutes les parties du monde, tant au faict séculier que ecclésiastic, composez premièrement par Laurens Surius, et nouvellement mis en françois par Jacq. Estourneau. Paris, chez Guillaume Chaudière
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File AvailableCaron, A. 1570 Histoire de la reine Artémise. Album of drawings in the Cabinet d'Estampes, Paris
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File AvailableAmmann, Jost; Schaller, Georg 1569 Ein neuw Thierbuch. Eigentliche und auch gründliche beschreibung allerley vier und zweifüßigen Thieren etc. in teutsche Reimen gefaßet. Franckfort am Mayn, Hieronymus und Sigmund Feyerabend
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File AvailableSurius, L. 1568 Kurtze Chronick oder Beschreibung der vornembsten händeln und Geschichten, so sich beide in Religions und weltlichen Sachen, fast in der gantzen Welt zugetragen, vom Jar 1500 biss auff das Jar 1568, trewlich verteutscht durch H. Fabricium Aquensem. Cöln: G. Calenius und Erben J. Quentels
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File AvailableGois, D. de 1567 Chronica do felicissimo Rei D Manuel [part 4]. Lisboa, Francisco Correa
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Portuguese text from edition of Lisboa, 1749

[1749: 477]
Capitulo xviii De como el Rei quis ver per experiencia o que os scriptores screvem do odio natural que a antre os Elephantes, & os Rhinocerotas, pera ho que mandou em Lisboa meter estas duas espantosas alimarias em hum terreir...
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File AvailableRabelais, F. 1564 Le cinquisme et dernier livre des faicts et dits heroiques du bon Pantagruel. Paris
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File AvailableMunster, S. 1564 Cosmographey, oder beschreibung aller länder, herrschafften, fürnemsten stetten, geschichten, gebreüche [new edition]. Basel, Henrichum Petri, pp. 1-975
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File AvailableOrta, G. da 1563 Coloquios dos simples, e drogas he cousas mediçinais da India, e assi dalgunas frutas achadas nella onde se tratam algunas cousas tocantes amediçina, pratica, e outras cousas boas. Goa, Ioannes de Endem, 7 + 217 leaves
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File AvailableAneau, B. 1561 La description philosophale de la nature et condition des animaux, tant raisonnables que brutz. Avec le sens moral comprins sus le naturel & condition d'iceux: ensemble plusieurs augmentations de diverses & estranges bestes, outre la precedente impression. Paris, Ian Ruelle
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File AvailableGessner, C. 1560 Icones animalium quadrupedum viviparorum et oviparorum [etc]. Editio secunda, novis eiconibus non paucis & passim nomenclaturis ac descriptionibus auctior. Accedunt & indices secumdum diversos linguas in fine libri. Tiguri: excedubat C. Froschover, ppp. 1-127, [1-7]
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File AvailableJovius, P. / Giovio, P. 1560 Le sententiose imprese, et Dialogo del Symeone. Lyone, Apresso Guglielmo Roviglio
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File AvailableJovius, P. / Giovio, P. 1559 Dialogo dell'imprese militari et amorose di Monsignor Giovio Vescouo di Nocera; con un ragionamento di Messer Ludovico Domenichi, medesimo soggetto. Lion, Guglielmo Roviglio, pp. 1-194
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File AvailableEspine, H. de l' 1558 Description des admirables et merveilleuses regions longtaines et estranges nations payennes de Tartarie, & de la principaulte de leur souverain seigneur. Paris, Barbe Regnault
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Hubert de L'Espine, said to be from Avignon on title-page. The journey may well be fabulous and based on a French edition of Marco Polo’s travels. The book, which is very rare, is illustrated by 21 vignettes (ca. 50 x 30 mm), among which there is a rhinoceros, without Dürer-hornlet and f...
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File AvailableJovius, P. / Giovio, P. 1557 Dialogo dell'imprese militari et amorose. Viegia [Venice], Appresso Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari, pp. 1-144 [without illustrations]
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File AvailableJovius, P. / Giovio, P. 1556 Dialogo dell'imprese militari et amorose. Vinegia, Giolito de Ferrari, pp. i-xvi, 1-144
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File AvailablePerion, J.; Grouchy, N.de 1555 Aristotelis meteorologicorum: libri quatuor. Ioachimo Perionio interprete; per Nicolaum Grouchium correcti & emendati. Valentiae, Excudebat Antonius Sanahuja, pp. 1-212
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File AvailableGessner, C. 1553 Icones animalium quadrupedum viviparorum et oviparorum, quae in Historia Animalium Conradi Gesneri describuntur, cum nomenclaturis singulorum latinis, italicis, gallicis et germanicis plerumque, per certos ordines digestae. Tiguri, C. Froschoverus, pp. 1-64, i-iii
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Engraving (after Albrecht Durer) of first Lisbon rhinoceros.
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File AvailableBarros, J. de 1553 Segunda decada da Asia de Joam de Barros dos feitos que os Portugueses fizeram no descobrimento e conquista dos mares e terras do Oriente. Lisboa, Impressa per Germao Galharde, folios 2 + 143
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File AvailableCastanheda, F.L. de 1552 Historia do descobrimento e conquista da India pelos Portugueses, part 3. Coimbra
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File AvailableJovius, P. / Giovio, P. 1551 Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium, veris imaginibus supposita, quae apud Musaeum spectantur. Volumen digestum est in septem libros. Florentiae, In officina Laurentii Torrentini
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Paolo Giovio = Paulus Jovius, 1483-1552
Bishop of Nocera, the Elder

1551 Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium, veris imaginibus supposita, quae apud Musaeum spectantur. Volumen digestum est in septem libros. Florentiae, In officina Laurentii Torrentini

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File AvailableMunster, S. 1550 Cosmographia: Beschreibung aller Lender. Basel
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File AvailableMunster, S. 1548 Cosmographia: Beschreibung aller Lender, in wölcher begriffen aller Völcker Herrschafften, Stetten ... Härkommen, Sitten, Gebreüch ..., fürnemlich teütscher Nation; alles mit Figuren und schönen Landttafeln erklärt. Basel, Henrichum Petri
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File AvailablePulci, L. 1546 Morgante maggiore. Venetia, Comin de Trino di Monferrato
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File AvailableMunster, S. 1545 Cosmographia: Beschreibung aller Lender, in wölcher begriffen aller Völcker, Herrschafften, Stetten, Härkommen, Sitten, Gebreüch, Ordnung, Glauben, Secten, Vühantierung, durch die gantze Welt, und fürnemlich Teütscher Nation. Was auch besunders in jedem Landt gefunden, und darin beschehen sey. Alles mit Figuren und schönen Landttafeln erklärt. Basel, Henrichum Petri
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File AvailableBarlow, R. 1541 A brief summe of geographie

In: Taylor, E.G.R. A brief summe of geographie by Roger Barlow, edited with an introduction and notes. London, Hakluyt Society, Works Second Series, vol. 69: pp. i-lvi, 1-210
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In India - Bengala: . . . and ther the bestes called Rhynocerontes which be as elephants and almost of ther colour, thei be as bygg as a bull and is of making like a hogge saving he hathe his nose croked like a horn and is very hard, wherwith he fighteth with other beastes.
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File AvailableBarlow, R. 1541 A brief summe of geographie

In: Taylor, E.G.R. A brief summe of geographie by Roger Barlow, edited with an introduction and notes. London, Hakluyt Society, Works Second Series, vol. 69: pp. i-lvi, 1-210
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In India - Bengala: . . . and ther the bestes called Rhynocerontes which be as elephants and almost of ther colour, thei be as bygg as a bull and is of making like a hogge saving he hathe his nose croked like a horn and is very hard, wherwith he fighteth with other beastes.
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File AvailableBarrillon, J. 1516 Journal

In: Vaissiere, P. de Journal de Jean Barrillon, secretaire du Chancelier Duprat 1515-1521, publie pour la premiere fois pour la Societe de l'Histoire de France. Paris, Librairie Renouard: vol. 1, pp. i-v, 1-333
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De Cisteron, ledict Seigneur [King Francis I] alla a la Baulme et de la vient faire son entree a Marseille ou il fut honnorablement receu et frere Pregent de Bidaux, cappitaine general des galleres dudict seigneur, fit ung combat sur la mer for triumphant auquel combat y eut tire grande quantite ...
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File AvailableValentim Fernandes de Morávia 1515 Lettera scripta da Valentino Moravia germano

In: Gubernatis, A. de Memoria intorno di viaggiatori italiani. Firenze, Fodratti: pp. 1-171
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On the 20th of the present month of May 1515, arrived at Lisbon, the noblest city of the whole Luzitania, and at present an excellent emporium, an animal called by the Greeks, rinoceros, and by Indians, ganda. The beast was sent by the most powerful King of the city of Combaia, India, as a prese...
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File AvailableValentim Fernandes de Morávia 1515 Lettera scripta da Valentino Moravia germano

In: Gubernatis, A. de Memoria intorno di viaggiatori italiani. Firenze, Fodratti: pp. 1-171
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Nelli di 20. di questo mese di magio. 1515. giunse qui in Lisbona cita Nobilissima di tuta la Lusitania emporio al presente Excell. uno animale chiamato da greci Rhynoceros et dalli Indi Ganda mandato dal re potentissimo de India della Cita di Combaia a donare a questo serenissimo Emenuel Re di p...
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File AvailablePenni, G.G. 1515 Forma & natura et costumi de lo rinoceron che stato condutto in Portogallo dal capitanio de larmata del re & altre belle cose condutte dalle insule nouamente trouate. (Impresso in Roma : in casa de mastro Stephano Guilireti a di tredici de luio, 1515). Roma, 13 July 1515

In: Matos, L. de Forma e natura e costumi del rinoceronte. Boletim internacional de Bibliografia Luso-Brasileira 1 (3): 387-398, pls. 1-5
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File AvailablePenni, G.G. 1515 Forma & natura et costumi de lo rinocerothe stato condutto im Portogallo dal Capitanio de larmata del Re & altre belle cose condutte dalle insule nouamente trouate. Impresso in Roma: in casa de mastro Stephano Guilireti a di tredici de luio, 1515. Roma, 13 July 1515, pp. 1-4
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This is a very rare booklet / pamphlet
There is a copy in the Institucion Columbina, Sevilla, Spain, sign. 6-3-29 (29)
The scans in the PDF were provided by the library in June 2012.

https://opac.icolombina.es/opac/abnetcl.exe/?TITN=3883

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File AvailableValentim Fernandes de Morávia 1515 Lettera scripta da Valentino Moravia germano. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, Banco Rari 233: Miscellanea di viaggi assemblata da Alessandro Zorzi, folio CXXb - CXXVIIIa [original manuscript in Italian]
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File AvailableVarthema, L. di 1515 Die ritterlich und lobwirdig rayss des gestrengen und über all ander weyt erfarnen ritters vnd landfarers herren Ludowico Vartomans võ Bolonia sagent von den landen, Egypto, Syria von bayden Arabia, Persia, India und Ethiopia von den gastalte, syten und dero menschen leben und gelauben, auch von manigerlay thyeren vöglen vnd vil andern in den selben landen seltzamen wuderparlichen sachen, das alles er selbs erfaren und in aygner person gesehen hat. Augsburg, Miller, folios 1-75
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File AvailableReuchlin, J. 1512 Letter by Johannes Reuchlin to Konrad Peutinger, 12 December 1512. In: Koenig, E., Konrad Peutingers Briefwechsel. Munchen, C.H.Beck, 1923, pp. 177-178
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File AvailableVarthema, L. di 1510 Itinerario di Ludovico de Varthema Bolognese nello Egypto nella Suria nella Arabia deserta et felice, ne la Persia, ne la India et ne la Ethiopia; la fede, el vivere et costumi de tutte le prefate provincie. Roma
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File AvailableCalderinus, D.; Merula, G. 1498 M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammatum libri XIV. Venetiis,Christophorus de Pensis, [not paginated]
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File AvailableConti, N. 1485 The Travels of Nicolo Conti, in the East, in the early part of the 15th century, as related by Poggio Bracciolini, in his work entitled 'Historia de Varietate Fortunae' liber IV

In: Major, R.H. India in the fifteenth century. London, Hakluyt Society, Works vol. 22: pp. i-v, i-xc, 1-49, 1-39, 1-32, 1-19, i-vii
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Description of India

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There is here also an animal which has a head resembling that of a pig, a tail like that of an ox, and on his forehead a horn similar to that of the unicorn, but shorter, being about a cubit in length. It resembles the elephant in size and colour, with which i...
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File AvailableMayno de Mayneriis 1481 Dialogus creaturarum, moralisatus, jucundus, fabulis plenus. Ter Goude, Gheraert Leeu
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File AvailableIbn Battuta 1350 Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354

In: Gibb, H.A.R. Ibn Battuta, Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul: pp. 1-398
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File AvailableJordanus, Friar 1200 Mirabilia descripta

In: Yule, H. The wonder of the East, by Friar Jordanus, of the order of preachers and bishop of Columbum in India the greater (circa 1330). London, Hakluyt Society, Works vol. 31: pp. i-viii, i-xvii, 1-68
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File AvailableManou 1200 Les lois

In: Strehly, G. Les lois de Manou, traduite du Sanskrit. Annales du Musee Guimet 2: iii-xxv, 1-402
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File AvailableCosmas Indicopleustes 1000 Christiana topographia, liber XI
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File AvailableMegasthenis Indica no year known Fragmentum XV De bestiis Indiae et Arundine
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