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A large whale and a sailing boat, illustrating the text that a whale was so large and could go to sleep for so long, that men might mistake its back for an island, land on it, and try to light a fire

A large whale and a sailing boat, illustrating the text that a whale was so large and could go to sleep for so long, that men might mistake its back for an island, land on it, and try to light a fire before the whale would wake up and dive below the surface, Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. 2nd quarter of the 13th century

Location British Library/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier AR9125255

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4796px × 6538px

Photo Credit © British Library Board / Robana / Art Resource, NY

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