Picture No | 10052507 |
Date | 10th century |
Description | Whale Island |
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Medieval sailors mistake a sleeping whale for an island, disembark in order to cook their lunch...
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Source | miniature from the Bestiare d'Amour of Richard Furnival, reproduced in Lacroix, Moyen Age : sciences &c page 304 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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