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Page 684 (verso 683) from the book "De cetis" (Liber 1) by Ulyssis Aldrovandi, first edition (1613). Hand-colored. Depicts the rib of a whale, seen from above, and a vertebra of a whale, from above or below. On verso, a piece of whalebone and a narwhal horn are depicted. With text in Latin.


whales
1613-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Bellagambam
ink; laid paper; color wash
14 in x 9 1/4 in
Italy: Bologna