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in 173 9 * and, to look back to the Roman Times, 
thole in the Pavement of Tranefle , and Domitiaris 
Medals , are very inaccurate, but have none of Albert 
‘Durers Decorations. 
When that Rhinoceros arrived here in 1739. Dr. 
Douglas, who let flip no Opportunity of improving 
Natural Knowledge, intended reforming the Hiftory 
of him, and therefore went frequently to fee him ; 
and, on June 24. of this Year, exhibited before the 
Royal Society a Drawing of the fame Rhinoceros , 
with a Colle&ion of Figures of that Creature, taken 
from feveral Authors, who had wrote of him before. 
He mentioned alfo his Dimenfions ; and, on the 28th 
of the fame Month, he produced a Colle&ion of 
Horns, with fome Account of them, but proceeded 
no farther. Since therefore another Occafion may 
not offer in many Years, and that there is no Place 
more proper for recording Truth in Natural Hiflory, 
than in the Tranfaffiions of this Learned Society, 
I have the Honour to entertain them, in Obedience to 
your Commands, with the following Account of the 
Male Rhinoceros that was (hewed in Ragle-ftreet 
near Red- Lyon- Square , in 1739. and the Drawings 
annexed to it, which I had drawn up at that Time, 
and put among fome curious Phyfico- medical Mif- 
cellanics I have collected, and illuftrated with Draw- 
ings, in order one Day to be pitblifhed. 
In this Account I have had no Regard to thofe of 
other Authors, but have barely deferibed him, as I 
have often feed him on purpofe, both in the above- 
mentioned Place, and a long time after, when he 
was (hewed at a Booth near the London-Spaw. 
The 
