Miscellaneous
There are 167 items in Miscellaneous:
Hormuz |
Copy of De Bruijn's portrait of Joan van Hoorn |
De Bruijn, a lady from Isfahan (note the elegant shoes) |
De Bruijn, Dusky Pademelon |
De Bruijn, Smyrna |
De Bruijn's account of the Achaemenid kings |
De Bruijn's first trip |
De Bruijn's summary of the Shahname |
A densimeter |
Erasmus (Royal Library, The Hague, Netherlands) |
A dromedary and its child, two hours old. |
Dromedaries and Camels
Few animals are more useful to mankind than the camel and the dromedary. They have an unrivaled capacity to endure long periods without water (up to four or five days), and can carry very heavy loads. They also produce milk,…