Gelderland1601-1603 Raphus cucullatus3

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Dodo (Raphus cucullatus). The text below the drawing says (in 17th century Dutch): "Deese vogels vanckt men op het eijlandt Mauritius in grote menichten, want sij en connen [niet] vlien ende is goet eeten ende verversing. Hebben dickmaels steensen inde maech ende als eijren, somtijts grooter ende cleijnder. Sijnde genaempt griffeendt ofte cermes gaensen". Nederlands: Dodo (Raphus cucullatus). De tekst onder de tekening (in oud-Nederlands): "Deese vogels vanckt men op het eijlandt Mauritius in grote menichten, want sij en connen [niet] vlien ende is goet eeten ende verversing. Hebben dickmaels steensen inde maech ende als eijren, somtijts grooter ende cleijnder. Sijnde genaempt griffeendt ofte cermes gaensen". Date: between 1601 and 1603. Source: Ship's log of the Dutch ship 'Gelderland' (1601-1603). Author: Joris Joostensz Laerle (attributed). : This file is an original and may be obsolete for general use, but is kept for historical or archival use. As such, it should not be modified or deleted except to correct upload or technical errors. Any modified versions or replacements of this image should be uploaded with a different file name. Čeština | Deutsch | English | Español | فارسی | Français | Magyar | Italiano | Lëtzebuergesch | Македонски | മലയാളം | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Svenska | +/−.