F.W. Zürcher, Afb 000395000002 004, Frederik Willem Zürcher, 1865

Description interior hippopotamus house interior of the building that served as a shelter for the hippos from 1860 to 1868, then as an elephant shelter until 1898, when it had to make way for the 'bear palace'. The drawing shows how the young hippopotamus herman jr. Is being fed by hand. Document type: drawing manufacturer: zürcher, f. W. Collection: archives of the royal zoological society natura artis magistra dating: 1865 geographical name: plantage kerklaan building: artis inventories: http://archief. Amsterdam/archief/395/4524a image file: 000395000002_004. Date: 1865.