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Page 431 from the book "De Roma Sotterranea" ("Rome Underground"), by Antoine Bosio. Blank verso. With an engraving depicting a sarcophagus with elaborate carvings of Bible scenes, including Jonah swallowed and then spat up by the whale. Italian text printed above and below describes the figure.
Watermark in paper; a rectangular shieldlike form with what may be an animal motif.


whales
1632-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Facciotti, G.
ink; laid paper
19 in x 13 1/2 in
Italy: Rome