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Six bears in an underground cave. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
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Six bears in an underground cave. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Johann Elias Ridinger

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Die Bären haben zwey, selten 3. Iungen,...les ours ont 2. rarement 3.petis,...ursi duos raro tres catulos pariunt;...Cum priv. sac. caes. majest. I.El. Ridinger invent. delin. sculps. et excud. Aug. Vind.

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