Elephants Helding Each Other out of a Trap, plate 1 from the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Jan Collaert II, Flemish, 1560 - 1628, Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612, Engraving on paper, Horizontal rectangle. An elephant is trapped in a deep pit, in the middle ground. Other elephants carry stones and tree trunks in an effort to rescue him. Inscribed on stone, near left center: 'Ioan Stradanus invent. / Ioan Collaert Sculp.' At lower right: 'Phls Galle excud.' Below: HUNC SERVANT MOREM NATURAE INSTINCTII ELEPHANTIS..., Netherlands, 1596 or after, nature studies, Print, Print
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Elephants Helding, out, Trap, plate 1, Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Jan Collaert II, Flemish, 1560 - 1628, Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612, Engraving, paper, Horizontal rectangle, elephant, trapped, deep pit, middle ground, elephants carry stones, tree trunks, effort, rescue, Inscribed, stone, left center, 'Ioan Stradanus invent, Ioan Collaert Sculp, lower right, 'Phls Galle excud, HUNC SERVANT MOREM NATURAE INSTINCTII ELEPHANTIS.., Netherlands, 1596, nature studies, Print
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