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De regni Settentrionali. Monstri marini & terrestri, che si trouvano in orgni luogo nelle parti d'aquilone.
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Munster, Sebastian
Place made: Germany
Date made: 1575
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 11 1/4 in x 15 1/2 in
Nomenclature: mythology
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Munster, Sebastian
Place made: Germany
Date made: 1575
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 11 1/4 in x 15 1/2 in
Nomenclature: mythology
Classification: whales
Uncolored engraving depicting a sea full of various chimeric monsters, and in the background, in the upper fifth of the image, a shore with various land monsters upon it. Each monster is labeled with a letter. Italian text on verso provides a key to the letters, and description.
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