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The wrong world
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The wrong world

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1899 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 16 depictions of the upside-down world, where among other things animals behave like humans. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered bottom left: No. 68.

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Credit lineDe verkeerde wereld. c. 1700 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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