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Von wunderbarlichen dingen so in Morlande gefunden werden

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A woodcut depicting a group of monstrous beings purported to be found in Africa, including a dog-headed being (cynocephalus) and a cyclops, both likely drawn from classical influences. This woodcut is also used to depict the same creatures in the section on India, where the purportedly also reside.

Date Issued or Published
1550
Subject - Topic/Names
Monsters
Cynocephalus
Cyclops
Subject - Geographic
Africa
India
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
Von wunderbarlichen dingen so in Morlande gefunden werden
Date Issued or Published
1550
Description
A woodcut depicting a group of monstrous beings purported to be found in Africa, including a dog-headed being (cynocephalus) and a cyclops, both likely drawn from classical influences. This woodcut is also used to depict the same creatures in the section on India, where the purportedly also reside.
Publisher
Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579
Place of Publication
Basel (Switzerland)
Subject - Topic/Names
Monsters
Cynocephalus
Cyclops
Subject - Geographic
Africa
India
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
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1550 MUNS
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The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
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