Les observation de plusieurs singularitez et choses memorables, trouuées en Grece, Asie, Iudée, Egypte, Arabie, et autres pays estranges redigées en trois liures. Belon. Page 97. Illustration of an "Ichneumon", a breed of rat found in Egypt.
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Les observation de plusieurs singularitez et choses memorables, trouuées en Grece, Asie, Iudée, Egypte, Arabie, et autres pays estranges redigées en trois liures. Belon. Page 97. Illustration of an "Ichneumon", a breed of rat found in Egypt.
Subject
Middle East -- Description and Travel
Description
This illustration depicts the Egyptian breed of rat named "Ichneumon". Note that Belon mentions the nickname given to the animal by the Egyptians: "rat de Pharaon" or the Pharaoh's rat. Belon also indicates that, interestingly, this animal has become a household pet for people living in Alexandria.
Creator
Belon, Pierre (1517-1565)
Publisher
Tufts University. Tisch Library.
Paris: Guillaume Cauellat
Date
1553
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
Fre
Type
Image
Coverage
1553
Collection
Citation
Belon, Pierre (1517-1565)
, “Les observation de plusieurs singularitez et choses memorables, trouuées en Grece, Asie, Iudée, Egypte, Arabie, et autres pays estranges redigées en trois liures. Belon. Page 97. Illustration of an "Ichneumon", a breed of rat found in Egypt.,” Tufts Libraries Omeka, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.library.tufts.edu/items/show/843.