Illustration from 'Hortus Sanitatis' by Jacob Meidenbach (1497). This book contained descriptions and drawings of plants, animals, birds, fish and min

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Illustration from 'Hortus Sanitatis' by Jacob Meidenbach (1497). This book contained descriptions and drawings of plants, animals, birds, fish and minerals. Some of the drawings were highly stylised and some of the creatures mythical.

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Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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