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Page 225 from the book "De Roma Sotterranea" ("Rome Underground"), by Antoine Bosio. With an engraving depicting four panels, each of which depicts a scene from the Book of Jonah, including Jonah being fed to the whale from the ship, and Jonah being spat out by the whale (both times depicted as a draconic sea monster). Italian text printed above and below describes the figure.
Watermark in paper; a rectangular shieldlike form with what may be an animal motif.


whales
1632-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Facciotti, G.
ink; laid paper
19 in x 14 in
Rome: Italy