impression:T91909

Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

Things – T91909

Bisontis figura

In Gaius Iulius Caesar, C. Julii Caesaris quae extant omnia, Leiden: Cornelis Boutesteyn (printer), Samuel Luchtmans (printer), 1713, p. 237/238

p. 237/238 (9 of 21 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Animals of the Hercynian Forest (Bleau; Boutesteyn & Luchtmans)

Actors

Cornelis Boutesteyn (died 1713?) printer, printer : 1713
Samuel Luchtmans (20 November 1685 - 13 January 1757) printer, printer : 1713

Places

Leiden production place : 1713

Design

Bisontis figura Part of Animals of the Hercynian Forest (Bleau; Boutesteyn & Luchtmans). Part of Set for Caesar's Commentarii (Blaeu; Boutesteyn & Luchtmans) ◼

In-Urus interactions

Expert view

Iconography description

Narrative

"Ox of the shape of a stag" of the Hercynian Forest (Commentarii de bello Gallico, VI, 26)

Functional context

Corpus Caesarianum (Cosmographies, chorographies and chronicles)

Caption

Credits

Created by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-11-27 16:03)

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-11-27 17:44)