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Tauri Signum

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Uncolored engraving, labeled (plate) CXLIII , depicting a stone carved with the head of a bull and a dolphin to its left, with a star above.
Above the depiction is the text "Tauri signum", and below the depiction is the text "Sardae inscal.ex Cimel. Gorianis." From the 1750 book "Thesaurus Gemmarum Asteriferarum Antiquarum".

whales
1750-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Gori, Antonio Francesco
ink; laid paper
12 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in
Italy: Florence