Rhinoceros, White rhinoceros or Square-lipped Rhinoceros . . Ceratotherium simum. . "It was but imperfectly known till Dr. Parsons published in 1743, his history of the Rhinoceros, from an actual inspection of the living animal in London. The rhinoceros which that gentleman described was brought back from Bengal, at the expense of nearly a thousand pounds.". . Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature" (1798~1802) published by Harrison, London.