About This Item
Title
Figure du combat du Rhinoceros contre l'Elephant
Subject
Elephants
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from woodcut.
Woodcut shows various scenes from a battle between an elephant and a rhinoceros. Also shows the elephant being hunted by a man in a tree. Pare writes that Rhinoceros and Elephants are mortal enemies, and will fight each other whenever they cross paths.
Creator
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590
Source
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1614
Language
French
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_9f.800
Spatial Coverage
Africa
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
14 x 17 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure du combat du Rhinoceros contre l'Elephant,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 27, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3051.