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Ferrante Imperato museum. Historical artwork of the collection of Italian apothecary Ferrante Imperato () in Naples, Italy. The wide rang
Ferrante Imperato museum. Historical artwork of the collection of Italian apothecary Ferrante Imperato () in Naples, Italy. The wide range of natural history specimens included fossils, a crocodile (top), birds, fishes, seashells, and mineral samples. At right is Imperato's son Francesco, using a pointer to show visitors around the collection. Artwork from the 1672 Venice edition of Imperato's 'Historia Naturale' (1599).
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