| Annotation | Münster's plate of monsters of both land and sea, taken from Olaus Magnus' "Carta Marina" of 1539, with abundant tusks, horns and twin-spouts. One vignette shows a galleon trying to outrun one monster by throwing their cargo overboard, while one sailor takes sight with a musket. Ortelius also adapted many of the monsters for use on his map of Iceland in 1587. Vermoedelijk verschenen in: La cosmographie universelle. - A Basle : aux despens de Henry Pierre, 1565. Verso: Franse tekst, Cosmographie universelle, Livre IIII, in 4 kolommen genummerd 1721-1724. Utrecht, UB ne | Translate
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