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Page 702 (verso 701) from the book "De cetis" (Liber 1) by Ulyssis Aldrovandi, first edition (1613). Hand-colored. Depicts both faces of a coin from antiquity, with a helmeted head on one face and two dolphins, surrounding a starburst or floral pattern, on the other. With text in Latin above, below, and on verso.


whales
1613-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Bellagambam
ink; laid paper; color wash
14 in x 9 1/2 in
Italy: Bologna