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Rare Antique Print of the Catching of a Snake By Europeans in Asia, 1672
£185 ($245, €220)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1672
- Size
- 12 × 7.5 in (30.5 × 19 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Minor defects from handling, Dutch text on verso. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Before 1700
- Section
- Reptiles and amphibians
- Reference
- f_29245332
Antique print of several figures trying to catch a snake. This print originates from 'Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel, der zelver aangrenzende ryken, en het machtige eyland Ceylon (..)' by P. Baldaeus.
Artists and Engravers: Published by Johannes Janssonius van Waasberge and Johannes van Somere, Amsterdam.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor defects from handling, Dutch text on verso. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1672
Overall size: 19 x 30.5 cm.
Image size: 16.5 x 12.5 cm.
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