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Wrong world
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Wrong world

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1899 · 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 16 scenes of the upside-down world, in which animals behave like humans, among others. Below each scene a four-line verse. Numbered bottom right: 5.

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