Elephant Howdah The Great Exhibition of 1851

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Engraving from The Illustrated Exhibitor published in August 1851. The donation by Queen Victoria presented a problem for the organisers. Having no elephant on which to display the item they sourced one from a museum in Saffron Walden, however the Elephant's Ears betray the fact it was an African not Asian Elephant.

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Size: 3186px × 4220px
Location: Hyde Park, London, England
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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