Barnacle geese illustrating the legend that these birds grew from barnacles attached to wood exposed to salt water

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Barnacle geese 19th century copy of woodcut in Cosmographie Universelle dated 1552 illustrating legend that these birds grew from barnacles attached to wood exposed to salt water

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Size: 5137px × 4454px
Photo credit: © Classic Image / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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