A giraffe from a 15th century German book (not from Schiltberger) | ||||||
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To next page Johannes Schiltberger: The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger (1427) ------------------------------------------------ Taken from : Hobson Jobson I have also been in Lesser India, which is a fine Kingdom. The capital is called Dily. In this country are many elephants, and animals called surnasa (for surnafa) (giraffe), which is like a stag, but is a tall animal and has a long neck, 4 fathoms in length or longer. |