Volume 2

The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.

Date:
[1821-1827?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ple of Timor resemble the Greeks, the Romans, and other pagan nations of antiquity. At Timor, the title of Son of the Cro- codile is a high distinction, hereditary in a particular family. The kings of Coupang, on their accession to the sovereignty, ohserve an extraordinary custom. Under the notion that they are descended from crocodiles, they repair with great solemnity to the water-side, carrying offerings and food to those animals. The crocodiles, ac- customed to a certain sound, and know- ing that they shall find something to eat at a particular spot, make their ap- pearance seemingly in compliance with E 2