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Asiatic elephant

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  • An elephant and a leopard confront each other on opposite sides of a stream in an Indian desert. Coloured lithograph by E. Leroux after A.-G. Decamps, 1853.
  • Siam (Thailand): a white elephant of the King. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • Siam (Thailand): a white elephant of the King. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
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    An elephant and a leopard confront each other on opposite sides of a stream in an Indian desert. Coloured lithograph by E. Leroux after A.-G. Decamps, 1853.

    Decamps, Alexandre-Gabriel, 1803-1860 | Date: [1853?] | Reference: 577150i
    Part of: Artistes anciens et modernes.
    • Pictures

    Siam (Thailand): a white elephant of the King. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1865 | Reference: 19470i
    • Books

    Elephants and kings : an environmental history / Thomas R. Trautmann.

    Trautmann, Thomas R. | Date: 2015
    • Books

    Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / Vicki Constantine Croke.

    Croke, Vicki | Date: 2015
    • Books

    The elephant-lore of the Hindus : the Elephant-sport (Matanga-lila) / of Nilakantha.

    Nīla-kaṇṭha. | Date: 1985
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