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Title

Notizie sulla giraffa e descrizione di quella giunta in Venezia

Description

In 1827 Muḥammad ʻAlī Bāshā, Governor of Egypt, sent three giraffes as diplomatic gifts to various European rulers. This giraffe was sent to Francis I, Emperor of Austria, and was in Venice for forty days in 1828, causing a giraffe "craze" before being sent on to the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Animal diplomacy is not uncommon—elephants, rhinoceroses, lions, and more have been gifted for thousands of years—and still happens to this day.

Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)

Q. Cavagna 10504

Full Title

Notizie sulla giraffa e descrizione di quella giunta in Venezia nel mese di aprile dell'anno 1828: con tavola in rame.

Date

1828

From the Exhibit

Building a Library: Social Life and Customs

Publisher

Presso Gio. Batista Missiaglia, al segno dell'Apollo

Location

Venice

Language

Italian

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Type

Text

Medium

Book

Bibliographic Citation

Notizie sulla giraffa e descrizione di quella giunta in Venezia nel mese di aprile dell’anno 1828. Venice: Presso Gio. Batista Missiaglia, al segno dell’Apollo, [1828?]. Print.