Four Preliminary Designs for the Venetiones Series: Recto, above: Fishing for Tuna; Recto, below: Hunting crocodile with a Pig as Bait; Verso, above: Indians catching fish with the help of pelicans; Verso, below: Boar hunt with Shotguns;, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and ink, brush and brown wash on paper, Vertical rectangle. Obverse: Two scenes - top, Fishing. Men in open tuna fishing boats have caught fish in large nets; below, alligator hunt. Pigs used as bait. Hunters at left. Reverse: two scenes, top - fishing, using pelicans

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