Johann Theodor de Bry - Het Tweede Boeck
Summary
Copper engraving (made in the Netherlands) showing Dutch activities on the shore of Mauritius, as well as the first published depiction of a dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus), on the left. The now extinct tortoise Cylindraspis and an unidentified Pteropus (bat) are shown as well.
Tags
Date
1601
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain