Balaenae species alia ex Gesnero / Balaena nostra prior

Object summary

Title: Balaenae species alia ex Gesnero / Balaena nostra prior
Object ID: AF-NX-1613
Date made: 1613
Place made: Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Bologna
Publisher: Bellagambam
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Page 679 (verso 680) from the book "De cetis" (Liber 1) by Ulyssis Aldrovandi, first edition (1613). Hand-colored. Depicts a spouting whale, side view. Verso depicts a spouting fish. With text in Latin.

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