Crocodile hunt, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Jan Collaert II, Flemish, 1560 - 1628, Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612, Black ink on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Crocodiles are baited by pigs, caught in the act of devouring the small animals tied up close to the edge of the beach. The crocodiles, unable to retreat easily, are stoned by men, waiting for them on the beach. At lower left: 'Ioan. Stradanus invent.'; center: 'Ioan. Collaert sculp'; near lower right: 'Phls Galle excud.', Netherlands, ca. 1595, figures, Print

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