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In his "Fischbuch" (1563, f.89r), Conrad Gesner recapitulates on the cetaceans distinguished by Olaus Magnus (around 1550). Here: the
"It is said to be quite large, with horns and a fiery face, quite hideous" and to have a "long beard".

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Early arrival: broadsheet on the visit of an to w. Dutch description of this animal, c.1563, coll.

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2018-04-23