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Fable of the Crocodile and the Mongoose
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Fable of the Crocodile and the Mongoose

Aegidius Sadeler (II) · 1608 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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A crocodile has its mouth open and allows a mongoose to clean its teeth. The moral of the story teaches that one must not trust predators.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiecrocodiles: crocodilefables
Credit lineFabel van de krokodil en mangoest. 1608. Aegidius Sadeler (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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