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Page 411 from the book "De Roma Sotterranea" ("Rome Underground"), by Antoine Bosio. Blank verso. With an engraving depicting two sarcophagi, each with carvings of Biblical scenes and figures, in an imaginary background. Between the sarcophagi is a plaque with no text; it may have been intended to contain text on a separate plate. Top sarcophagus has scenes of Jonah and the whale, depicted as a wingless dragon, at right. 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 1/4 in x 13 3/4 in
Italy: Rome