Recto, above, Standing Indian figure,Oyster Shells. Recto, below: Elephants Helping Each Other Out of a Trap, from Pliny's Natural History, Book 8, ch. 8; Verso, above: Using Fire to kill Watersnakes in India; Verso, below: Snake and annotations, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper, Vertical rectangle. Top: Figure in armor and oyster shells; six lines of handwriting, inscription. Bottom: Elephant carrying logs. Reverse, top: Burning of snakes. Bottom: Account notations., Netherlands, 1596 or before, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Standing Indian figure, Oyster Shells, Recto, Elephants Helping, Out, Trap, Pliny's Natural History, Book 8, ch, 8, Verso, Using Fire, kill Watersnakes, India, Verso, Snake, annotations, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, brush, wash, laid paper, Vertical rectangle, Top, Figure, armor, oyster shells, six lines, handwriting, inscription, Bottom, Elephant carrying logs, Reverse, top, Burning, snakes, Bottom, Account notations, Netherlands, 1596, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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