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Charles Harris Esq., of Oxford ...

Latin Text:

CAROLUS HARRIS Armiger, Oxoniensis, dedit corium cujusdam asini Africani ZEBRA dicti, coloris eleganter variegati.

Translation:

Charles Harris Esq., of Oxford, made a gift of the skin of an African ass called a zebra, which is of beautifully variegated colours.

Location:Not listed in the 1836 catalogue. The present location of this object is unknown.

Year:MDCCVII (1707); Page Number:19 (verso)