Exotic Encounters: Giant Crabs, Tortoises, Whales, and Cockfights - De Bry, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
De Bry’s text notes the locals’ passion for the sport and the use of sharpened spurs on the roosters’ legs, a detail reflecting both ethnographic interest and moral exoticism.
Antique 16th Century Dutch Prints
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