Things (Material, inanimate objects, mostly works of art, both preserved and unpreserved)
Iconography: [Ico1884] Hippopotamus and narrower iconographies
ID Thing Type Category Technique Materials Function Image Width Height Depth Date description Date from Date to
[T9088]Hippopotamus Biting Crocodile. In Pierre Belon, L'histoire naturelle des Estranges Poissons Marins ..., Paris: Regnault Chaudière (printer), 1551 (Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library), fol. 50printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcut, hand colouringpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T43286]Behemoth, Hipopotamus. In Hiob Ludolf, Iobi Lvdolfi alias Leut-holf dicti Historia Aethiopica ..., Frankfurt am Main: Johann David Zunner (printer), 1681 (Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries)printing: impressionpage: figureengravingpaperbook decoration: illustration