Recto: Battle between Pygmies and Cranes; Verso: inscription relating to Pliny the Elder's Natural History, Book 7, ch. 2, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper, The Pygmies are riding goats and sheep and battle with lances and bows. They attack from the right. the birds come from the left. In the right back Pygmies mounted and on foot flee. Verso: inscription referring to Pliny the Elder's account in the Natural History, book 8 chaper 26, Netherlands, 1596 or before, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Battle, Pygmies, Cranes, Verso, inscription relating, Pliny, Elder's Natural History, Book 7, ch, 2, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, paper, Pygmies, riding goats, sheep, battle, lances, bows, attack, right, birds come, left, right back Pygmies mounted, foot flee, Verso, inscription referring, Pliny, Elder's account, Natural History, book 8 chaper 26, Netherlands, 1596, Drawing, Drawing
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