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| DE BRY, Th. - XIX. Venatio Elephantum in Pegu. [How elephants are caught in Pegu] Frankfurt, 1599, Uncoloured.. 132x168mm. Text sheet with copper plate engraving. In very good condition, dark impression. Size of the sheet 305 x 195mm. How elephants are caught in Pegu. The king of Pegu had a particular method of transporting elephants. He had a great enclosure built of strong wooden posts, with a trap-door at the entrance. At the other side of this pen were several stalls that also had trap-doors. The natives then released their e...
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