About This Item
Title
Figure de la Torpille
Subject
Animals, Poisonous
Book Illustrations
Description
Title take from caption of woodcut.
An electric ray, whose skin will numb any part of an animal or human that touches it.
Creator
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590
Source
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1614
Language
French
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_9f.771
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
14 x 9 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure de la Torpille,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3046.