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Title from subject matter and date printed on object to the left of the image of the Noah's Ark Figure ("Arcae Noachanae Figura).
Illustrations of Genesis depicting "Chaos," "Creation of the firmament," Creation of the earth," Creation of the sun and moon," "Creation of the birds and fishes," "Creation of man and beast," "Expulsion from Eden," "When Adam delved," "Death of Abel," "The Flood," and "The Figure of Noah's Ark." The scenes of creation and Adam and Eve are in three rows . In the first two rows, the Jehovah semicircle of light is inscribed in Hebrew. Above the third row there are inscriptions of the chapters that correspond to the image: above "Expulsion from Eden" is "Genesis Cap: 3. V.", above "When Adam delved" is "Gen: Cap: 3 V:", above "Death of Abel" is "Gen: Cap 4 V.", above "The Flood" is "Gen: Cap 7"

The text above the image of Noah's ark describes the scale of the Ark. The blocks of text below the image lists the animals that were on the Ark according to major wild animals (Ferae maiores), minor wild animals (Ferae Minores), Domesticated Animals (Animalia Domestica), Amphibians (Quadupedes Ovipari), and Serpents (Serpentes).


whales
1642-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Hollar, Wenceslaus
ink; mounting; paper
17 in x 18 in
unknown