Illustration (the copperplate engraving is the best-known work of the Dutch engraver) from the already cited volume "The Natural History Cabinet" (Albertus Seba), frontispiece from 1655 to the cabinet of curiosities "Museum Wormianum" by the important collector and polymath Ole Worm (1588 - 1654). He was the client and was able to present his large collection of exotic objects well. A copy is now in the Lower Saxony State and University Library, Göttingen. You can see, among other things, fish, whale bones and the shells of two large sea turtles, real rarities at the time. After Worm's death, Frederik III bought. the collection for the Royal Art Chamber in Copenhagen Castle. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Art books   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany   |   Artist: G. Wingendorp | Similar pieces