Later on in the day the King had a meeting to inspect and approve the plans for a new class of river galleys to help protect trade on the lower reaches of the river Oudear from potential Begovian aggression.
Thursday, 25 October 2018
A new addition to the palace menagerie ....
The King and his son have come to see the latest addition to the palace menagerie - a rhinoceros
Later on in the day the King had a meeting to inspect and approve the plans for a new class of river galleys to help protect trade on the lower reaches of the river Oudear from potential Begovian aggression.
Later on in the day the King had a meeting to inspect and approve the plans for a new class of river galleys to help protect trade on the lower reaches of the river Oudear from potential Begovian aggression.
A splendid addition to menagerie indeed. I wonder if the King has ever seen illustrations of 17/18th century Swiss galleys on the lakes. They are spectacular and just the sort of vessel to use as inspiration.
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the swiss galleys look very interesting, thanks for info
DeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteA while back I read a book about a rhinoceros named Clara that was brought to Europe around this time period and taken on tour. It was a true story and rather interesting. She was quite a sensation at the time, and inspired quite a few pieces of art (paintings, etchings, porcelain figures, etc.).
the addition to the menagerie was inspired by the rhino Clara
DeleteRiver galleys would be most useful!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! The attention to detail is just remarkable.
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