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| Image title: | Antique engraving of a gryphon |
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| Source: | Jonstonus, Joannes: “A description of the nature of four-footed beasts” (1678) |
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| Keywords: | mythical creatures, gryphons, animals, greyscale |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested Please do not redistribute without permission, since running this site is expensive. |
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This picture of a gryphon was engraved on brass and included in the 1678 edition of this book. It is taken from plate XLIX, which also features the hippopotamus. |
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