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Figure d'un Lion Marin couvert d'escailles

About This Item

Title

Figure d'un Lion Marin couvert d'escailles

Subject

Book Illustrations

Description

Title taken from caption of woodcut.
A Marine Lion caught in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It was said to have a human voice.

Creator

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590

Publisher

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

Date

1614

Language

French

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZEa_9f.1052

Original Format

1 print : woodcut

Physical Dimensions

8 x 11 cm

Citation

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure d'un Lion Marin couvert d'escailles,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 27, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3120.