Figure du poisson nommé Caspilly

About This Item

Title

Subject

Book Illustrations

Description

Title taken from caption of woodcut.

Woodcut depicts a mythical sea beast known as the Caspilly. The Arabs, who are shown hunting the Caspilly in the background, were thought to use crocodile meat as bait

Creator

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590

Source

Original image in: Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590. Les oeuvres d’Ambroise Paré., page 804. ZEa 9f (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1614

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Language

French

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZEa_9f.804

Spatial Coverage

Arabian Coast

Original Format

1 print : woodcut

Physical Dimensions

14 x 17 cm

Citation

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure du poisson nommé Caspilly,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3055.