The Elephant', c1850. The central image shows the Indian elephant in front and African elephant behind. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left): shooting tiger from a howdah mounted on an Indian elephant; Indian elephants in a state procession; Indian elephants carrying people and baggage; Africans cooking elephant meat; turning ivory items on a lathe; hunting elephants in Africa for ivory and meat; Indian war elephant carrying archers in a howdah; Indian elephant used by the British army in India to help transport guns. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man published by Thomas Varty. (London, c1850). Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Heritage Images / Oxford Science Archive |
Bildgröße: | 4510 px × 3870 px |
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