A monster with the long neck and beak of a crane, said to be born in the furthest parts of Africa. Etching by G.B. Cavalieri, 1585.

  • Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1525-1601.
Date:
1585
Reference:
653164i
Part of:
Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, ca. 1525-1601.
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Publication/Creation

Stampati in Roma [Rome] : Joanne[s] Baptista de Cavalleriis, 1585.

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 21.7 x approximately 15.5 cm

Lettering

Nelle ultime parte de fricana al fine della terra sono tal forma de huomini ...

Reference

Wellcome Collection 653164i

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  • Monsters; biblical, historical, and moral subjects; landscapes; allegories. Album of engravings, ca. 1585-1612.

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