1300 Real and Fanciful Animals Each plate is accompanied by

Each plate is accompanied by appropriate lines from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation of Dante's work

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1300 Real and Fanciful Animals Each plate is accompanied byA painter whose father was an engraver and publisher of the same name, Matthus Merian (16211687) published this remarkable group of unusual and highly imaginative animal illustrations. This copyright free collection includes a large and fascinating selection of engravings that illustrate scientific specimens and legendary creatures all meticulously reproduced from an extremely rare eighteenth century edition. Carefully arranged into six major