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Dürer's Rhinoceros is the name commonly given to a woodcut carved by Albrecht Dürer in 1515. The image was based on a written description and brief sketch by an unknown artist of an Indian rhinoceros that had arrived in Lisbon earlier that year. Dürer never saw the actual rhinoceros, which was the first living example seen in Europe since Roman times. In late 1515, the King of Portugal, Manuel I, sent the animal as a gift for Pope Leo X, but it died in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy in early 1516. A live rhinoceros was not seen again in Europe until a second specimen arrived from India at the court of Phillip II in Spain in around 1579. Despite its anatomical inaccuracies, Dürer's woodcut became very popular in Europe and was copied many times in the following three centuries. It was regarded as a true representation of a rhinoceros into the late 18th century. Eventually, it was supplanted by more realistic drawings and paintings, particularly paintings and engravings of Clara the rhinoceros, who toured Europe in the 1740s and 1750s. It has been said of Dürer's woodcut that "probably no animal picture has exerted such a profound influence on the arts". (more...)

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The Richat Structure is a depression in the country of Mauritania, almost 50 km (30 mi) across. It was originally thought to be the impact of a meteorite. Now it is thought to be a symmetrical uplift (circular anticline or dome) that has been exposed to erosion. In this false-color photo, bedrock is brown, sand is yellow and white, vegetation is green, and salty sediments are blue.

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Featured list: List of counties in Arizona

There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. There is also one defunct county: Pah-Ute County was formed in 1865 from Mohave County and returned in 1871. Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.

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County	FIPS code ^[1]	County seat ^[2]	Established ^[2]	Formed from ^[3]	Etymology ^[4]	Population ^[2]^[5]	Area ^[2]^[5]
Apache County	001	St. Johns	1879	Part of Yavapai County.	The Apache Native American people, who are resident in northeastern Arizona.	&0000000000069980.00000069,980	&0000000000011218.00000011,218 sq mi (&0000000000029054.00000029,054 km²)
Cochise County	003	Bisbee	1881	Part of Pima County.	Cochise, the Apache Native American leader.	&0000000000127866.000000127,866	&0000000000006219.0000006,219 sq mi (&0000000000016107.00000016,107 km²)
Coconino County	005	Flagstaff	1891	Part of Yavapai County.	Coconino Native American people, a Hopi designation for Havasupai and Yavapai people.	&0000000000127450.000000127,450	&0000000000018661.00000018,661 sq mi (&0000000000048332.00000048,332 km²)

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