Recto: Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius in the harbour at Ostia; Verso: inscription relating to Pliny the Elder's Natural History, Book 9, ch. 5, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on paper, Recto: A large sea-serpent is contained within an oval ringed enclosure. A group of people, right, watch the activities of a number of men, in open boats, who attack the serpent. Verso: seven lines of inscription, describing the scene as told by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History, book 9 ch.5, Netherlands, 1596 or before, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Whale Hunt, Emperor Claudius, harbour, Ostia, Verso, inscription relating, Pliny, Elder's Natural History, Book 9, ch, 5, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, ink, brush, bistre wash, paper, Recto, large sea-serpent, contained within, oval ringed enclosure, group, people, right, watch, activities, number, men, open boats, attack, serpent, Verso, seven lines, inscription, describing, scene, told, Pliny, Elder, Natural History, book 9 ch.5, Netherlands, 1596, Drawing, Drawing
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