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Globe with ship's belt / Pelican feeding her young
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Globe with ship's belt / Pelican feeding her young

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

An emblem with two representations. Above, a globe with a ship's belt. Below, a pelican feeds its young with its own blood. These are devices of King Ferdinand III and King Alfonso X of Castile.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieAlfons X (koning van Castilië)water-birds: pelican
Credit lineWereldbol met scheepsriem / Pelikaan voedt haar jongen. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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