Prince Popiel ІІ eaten alive by mice in a Kruszwica tower. Poland. MÜNSTER 1572

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Murium rabies - Mures deuorant regem [Prince Popiel ІІ (or Duke Popiel) being eaten alive by mice in a tower in Kruszwica. A 9th-century ruler of two proto-Polish tribes, the Goplans and West Polans, he was the last member of the Popielids]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Sebastian Münster. Provenance: "Cosmographiae Universalis Lib VI. In Quibus Iuxta Certioris Fidei Scriptores…" Authore Sebastiano Munstero. Cum Gratia & Privilegio Caes. Maiest. Basileae, ex Officina Henricpetrina. Type: Antique 16th century woodcut print.

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Size: 4282px × 6639px
Location: Poland
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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