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Come here now, fine children, and read these birds all / You have with great and small / here a hundred in number
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Come here now, fine children, and read these birds all / You have with great and small / here a hundred in number

Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van · 1761 - 1804 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 scenes, each depicting four winged animals, such as birds, an owl, a bat, and a butterfly, the so-called Great Birdcage. Below each scene the names of the animals. Numbered top left: No. 9.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printflying mammals: batbirdsowlsinsects: butterfly
Credit lineKomt hier nu kinders fyn en lees dees vogels al / Gy hebt met groot en kleyn / hier hondert in getal. 1761 - 1804. Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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