Whale (Cetus) Walvian Man. / Cetus Mas. / Baleine Mâle (title on object), Whale. The animal has the teeth of a shark and the tail and fins of a fish. Numbered top right: 1. Top left the Latin name. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French, swimming mammals: whale, cartilaginous fishes: shark, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610, paper, pencil, watercolor (paint), deck paint, pen, h 160 mm × w 305 mm
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Whale, Cetus, Walvian Man, Cetus Mas, Baleine Mâle, title, object, animal, teeth, shark, tail, fins, fish, Numbered top right, 1, Top left, Latin name, Part, sixth album, drawings, shells, insects, Sixth, twelve albums, animals, birds, plants, 1600, commissioned, Emperor Rudolf II, explanation, Dutch, Latin, French, swimming mammals, whale, cartilaginous fishes, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, 1596, 1610, paper, pencil, watercolor, paint, deck paint, pen
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