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The Whale Book: Whales and other marine animals as described by Adriaen Coenen in 1585

by Coenen, A.; Egmond, E.; Mason, P.; Lankester, K. (Eds)

Publisher : Reaktion Books
Published In : London
Illustrations : col illus

Description:

100 selected pages from Adriaen Coenen's Visboek covering his observations of whales. Adriaen Coenen (1514-1587) was a Dutch Beachcomber and Fish Merchant, who dedicated his life to studying any and all forms of marine life. His observations of whales, taken mostly from beached individuals from his native Holland.