Vrijburgh royal menagerie in Brazil

Vrijburgh royal menagerie
Type	zoo
Address	Vrijburgh, Antonio Vaz island, Mauritzstad
Place	Recife
State	Pernambuco
Region	Northeast Region of Brazil
Country	Brazil
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Owner	John Maurice of Orange

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History of updates	2020-10-07

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Vrijburgh royal menagerie, located at Vrijburgh, Antonio Vaz island, Mauritzstad, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .

Comments / picturesJohn Maurice of Orange was was appointed as the governor of the Dutch possessions in Brazil in 1636 by the Dutch West India Company on recommendation of Frederick Henry. he built the Vrijhof palace 1640. Close to the palace John Maurice founded a zoo with exotic animals in an open park, where Albert Eckhout, made a chalk drawing of a young African forest elephant with Tusks.

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Vrijburgh royal menagerie, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3033. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Abbing, Michiel Roscam; https://www.elephanthansken.com/biografie-en-route/1634-2-juni-rijswijk/

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