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Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680'

€ 1 500

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date
1680
Sheet size
51.5 × 57.5 cm (20.3 × 22.6 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-05100

Condition

General age-related toning, original folding line. Minor wear. Frame included, good condition with only a few small defects. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Een Walvisch lang zo voeten, gestrandt op de Hollandtse zee-kust, tusschen Schevelingen en Katwyk, in Sprokkelmaandt, 1598'. Beautiful original antique print of the beach between Scheveningen and Katwijk, the Netherlands. It depicts a large sperm whale that has washed ashore and may figures. Engraved by Gilliam van der Gouwen after Jacob Matham. Published circa 1680.

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Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680'
Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680'
1680 · Ref. BG-05100 · € 1 500
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