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Use of tame elephants to round up the wild ones

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Image ID

822552


Item data

Title

Use of tame elephants to round up the wild ones

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Animals -- Elephant

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1792 - 1843

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Ele

Subjects

Elephants
Elephant hunting
Physical restraints

Genres

Illustrations

Physical Description

Engravings
Extent: plate mark 23 x 18 cm (9 x 7 1/4 in.)
Etching and engraving.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17679172
Barcode: 33333159387881
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d644c3f0-c534-012f-7749-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1792

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Use of tame elephants to round up the wild ones" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1792 - 1843. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d644c3f0-c534-012f-7749-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1792 - 1843). Use of tame elephants to round up the wild ones Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d644c3f0-c534-012f-7749-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Use of tame elephants to round up the wild ones" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d644c3f0-c534-012f-7749-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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