The underside of a Crab, probably from 'De Animalibus exsanguibus', (Bologna 1606)

Ulisse Aldrovandi Italian

1606

Not on view

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Title: The underside of a Crab, probably from 'De Animalibus exsanguibus', (Bologna 1606)
Artist: Ulisse Aldrovandi (Italian, Bologna 1522–1605 Bologna)
Date: 1606
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 9/16 × 9 3/8 in. (34.5 × 23.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harvard College Library, 1942
Object Number: 42.134.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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