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Sea turtle (Cheloniidae)
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Sea turtle (Cheloniidae)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt · 1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

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

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Sea turtle. Top left the Latin name. Part of the seventh album with drawings of reptiles, amphibians and natural history ensembles. Seventh of twelve albums with watercolours of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingtortoises, turtles
Credit lineZeeschildpad (Cheloniidae). 1596 - 1610. Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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