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Ants are swarming around the base of a hollow tree while the queen ant is talking to a grashopper. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.
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Ants are swarming around the base of a hollow tree while the queen ant is talking to a grashopper. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.

John Ogilby · 1666

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: W. Hollar fecit 1666

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