343 - Hunting - Stradanus, Johannes. Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium. Pugnae bestiariorum: & mutuae bestiarum. Published by Philip Gallaeus. Illustrated with poems by C. Kilian Dufflaeus. Includes the title page and 22 (1 colored) copperplate engravings. Antwerp, ca. 1634. Sheet dimensions: approx. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. 10 sheets mounted on a mat.

Hunting - Stradanus, Johannes. Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium. Pugnae bestiariorum: & mutuae bestiarum. Published by Philip Gallaeus. Illustrated with poems by C. Kilian Dufflaeus. Includes the title page and 22 (1 colored) copperplate engravings. Antwerp, ca. 1634. Sheet dimensions: approx. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. 10 sheets mounted on a mat. A set of 33 plates from the magnificent hunting book. — The plates, some of which are not very realistic but all of which are thoroughly dramatic, depict wild hunts for elephants, lions, leopards, snakes, crocodiles, etc., in exotic landscapes. - In the lower white margin, each plate features a translation of the Latin verses in 18th-century German handwriting. The ascenders of some letters extend to the edge of the plate; the last line of the handwritten text is cut off. - The title page is slightly more heavily trimmed, with small marginal discolorations in places; it is slightly browned and stained. *