A giraffe from a 15th century German book (not from Schiltberger)
(Travel
journal)(1427)
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Taken from : Hobson Jobson
I have also been in Lesser India, which is a fine Kingdom. The capital is called Dily (1). In this country are many elephants, and animals called surnasa (for surnafa) (giraffe), which is like a stag, but is a tall animal and has a long neck, 4 fathoms (2) in length or longer.
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Taken from : Hobson Jobson
I have also been in Lesser India, which is a fine Kingdom. The capital is called Dily (1). In this country are many elephants, and animals called surnasa (for surnafa) (giraffe), which is like a stag, but is a tall animal and has a long neck, 4 fathoms (2) in length or longer.
(1) Dily: Deli in India
(2) fathoms: a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water.