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This print display shows, oh youth! to teach you / Many birds, according to their nature, to know by their feathers
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This print display shows, oh youth! to teach you / Many birds, according to their nature, to know by their feathers

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Leaf with 36 depictions of birds and a bat. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 57.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printflying mammals: batbirds
Credit lineDit prenttafreel vertoont, ô jeugd! om u te leeren / Veel vogels, naar hun aart, te kennen aan hun veêren. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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