Description

Uncolored engraving showing side views of five cetaceans, and a narwhal horn. Top, a male whale with teeth, rolled onto its side. Below, another male whale with teeth, and a prominent eye socket. Below, a dolphin, a beluga, a narwhal (spouting) and a detail view of the narwhal horn. Under the image is printed the title in Latin and in German (this in blackletter type). From "Kupfer-Bibel, in welcher die Physica Sacra oder geheiligte Naturwissenschafft derer in der heiligen Schrifft vorkommenden natürlichen Sachen" by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer.