The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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D. Archer ( - )

References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

A Crocodile, six Foot wanting three Inches in length, the same Animal that is call'd the Leviathan in Job: There are some in Panama 100 Foot long. Of the Worship of the Crocodile, see Origen Contra Celsum, p. 258. Don. D. Archer, Lond. A young Crocodile, 21 Inches in length. Don. Sam. Molineux, Dubl. Arm.