Tentira in Aegupto, Nilum iuxta, insula gentem 

• Joannes Stradanus 

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  Karel van Mallery
• Copper engraving 
• Print signature 
• Philips Galle 

Copper engraving by Karel van Mallery (1571-1645), after Joannes Stradanus (1523-1605), published by Philips Galle (1537-1612), ca. 1600 in: "Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum". A series of prints about hunting. Depiction of the crocodile hunt on the banks of the Nile. Men sit on the back of crocodiles and hold a stick in their mouths. Others hit with clubs. The print is part of a series about hunting scenes. The print has a 4-line Latin caption by Cornelis Kiliaan (ca.1529-1607) and is numbered 88.

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