A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

  • Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.
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[1674]
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24376i
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view A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

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A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London (at the White Horse without New-gate)] : [John Overton], [1674]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 17.6 x 27.7 cm

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A boare ; Aper ; rasberies ; Rubi idaei ; a thistle ; Carduus ; a white lilly ; lilium album ; a mastiff ; Molossus Sheet bears number "51" inscribed in ink

Notes

Print is one of nine plates from the 1674 ed. of the book (plates of the bear and red lilies, present in 1663 ed., are wanting)

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Wellcome Collection 24376i

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