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A wild ox or aurochs standing in a clearing. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
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A wild ox or aurochs standing in a clearing. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Johann Elias Ridinger

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Die Auer Ochsen haben nur ein, selten 2. junge. Les urs n'ont qu'un rarement deux de petits. Urorum vaccae modo unum, raro duos vitulos pariunt... Cum Priv. Sac. caes. Majest. I. El. Ridinger inv. pinx. sculps. et excud. Aug. Vindel.

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