Enormous Crocodile

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A gigantic crocodile seems on the verge of attacking a man on a boat

I saw an enormous crocodile catching hold of the stern.

Artist

Name:: Johannot, Tony
Dates:: 1803-1852
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Porret, Henri Désiré
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Histoire du roi de Bohême et de ses sept châteaux
Author:: Nodier, Charles
Publisher:: Paris: Delangle Frères, 1830
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Description:

A man wearing a turban and puffy pants stands on a boat as a gigantic crocodile seems on the verge of attacking him.

The caption reads in the original French: Je vis un crocodile énorme qui saisissait la poupe.

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