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Page 695 (verso 696) from the book "De cetis" (Liber 1) by Ulyssis Aldrovandi, first edition (1613). Hand-colored. Depicts a side view of a sea serpent with a saw-like object growing from the middle of its forehead. With text in Latin on verso. Also on verso, another illustration of two such creatures, seen from above.


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