MAKE A MEME View Large Image Curious creatures in zoology (15382887000).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES 77 <br> the Dragon or Sea calves ; so then we wil take it for <br> graunted by the testimony of holy Scripture that there <br> is such a beast as this Cristostinius Dion also ...
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Keywords: Curious creatures in zoology (15382887000).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES 77 <br> the Dragon or Sea calves ; so then we wil take it for <br> graunted by the testimony of holy Scripture that there <br> is such a beast as this Cristostinius Dion also writeth <br> that there are such beasts in some parts of Libia having <br> a Woman's face and very beautifull also very large <br> and comely shapes on their breasts such as cannot be <br> counterfeited by the art of any painter having a very <br> excellent colour in their fore parts without wings and <br> no other voice but hissing like Dragons they are the <br> swiftest of foote of all earthly beasts so as none can <br> escape them by running for by their celerity they com- <br> passe their prey of beastes and by their fraud they over- <br> throw men For when they see a man they lay open <br> their breastes and by the beauty thereof entice them to <br> come neare to conference and so having them within <br> their compasse they devoure and kill them <br> Unto the same things subscribe Ccelius and Giraldus <br> adding also that there is a certaine crooked place in 23574832 76213 32031 Page 77 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574832 1890 10 5962/bhl title 32031 Ashton John NameFound Ccelius NameFound Cristostinius NameFound Libia NameConfirmed Libia NameBankID 4220280 Biodiversity Heritage Library Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus throughout the text Monsters Are Real Animals University of California Libraries archive org bhl page 23574832 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574832 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween university of california libraries archive org bhlmonstersrreal Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-10-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/15382887000 2015-08-25 21 53 16 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Curious creatures in zoology Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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