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A large whale and a sailing boat, illustrating the text that a whale was so...

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A large whale and a sailing boat, illustrating the text that a whale was so large and could go to sleep for so long, that men might mistake its back for an island, land on it, and try to light a fire before the whale would wake up and dive below the surface.
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Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds England, S. (Salisbury?) Language: Latin Source/Shelfmark: Harley 4751 f.69 Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. 2nd quarter of the 13th century

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