Recto: The Roman Consul Attilius Regulus Fighting a Giant African Serpent, from Pliny's Natural History, Book 8, ch. 14; Verso: Ptyolomy catching a Giant Serpent with a Net, from Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica III, 37, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on paper, Recto: Warriors on horseback and on foot attack a serpent with bows and arrows, and other machines of war. Verso: at right, a serpent has been trapped in a cave, the entrance covered by a net. a large number of soldiers, on horseback and on foot, surround it

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