Room Enough for a Dozen Men

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A man is coming out of the mouth of an enormous fish as men standing by watch in wonder

Therefore I stood as near the centre as possible, for there was room enough for a dozen men in this creature's stomach.

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Maurand, Charles
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Wunderbare Reisen ... von Münchhausen
Authors:: Bürger, Gottfried August; Raspe, Rudolf Erich
Publisher:: Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, n.d. [1923?]
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A man is coming alive out of the mouth of an enormous fish as men standing by watch in wonder.

The caption reads in the German edition: Daher stellte ich mich so viel möglich in die Mitte des Magens, worin für mehr als ein Dutzend Mann hinlänglich Platz war.

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