About This Item
Title
Figure d'une Truie marine
Subject
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Illustration of a Sea Sow, which is 72 feet long and 14 feet high. It has 8 eyes - two on its head, and three on either side of its torso. It was found near the Isle of Thylen
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.1054c
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
7 x 13 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure d'une Truie marine,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed June 18, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3124.