Landscape with Scorpion

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A tower stands overlooking a port and a stretch of land harboring a scorpion & other creatures — Landscape with scorpion.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & places
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Smithsonian Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: De anima brutorum commentaria
Author(s):: Soldini, Francesco Maria
Publisher:: Florence: Cajetan Cambiagus, 1776

Description

Two men wearing turbans can be seen at the foot of a tower overlooking a port and a stretch of land harboring a gigantic scorpion and other creatures.

More information about this book can be found on the website of the Princeton University Library (page saved to the Internet Archive).

Keywords: 1770s, 18th century, eerie, insect, tower