Caption

Sea monster, detail from: Sri Lanka as the mythical island of Taprobana, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Gerhard Mercator, Utrecht 1695

Date

Feb 28, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Olaf Krueger

Reference

BRK24C60_168

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

117,0Mb (7,0Mb) / 25,5in x 17,8in / 7654 x 5344 (300dpi)

Keywords

Asia Benelux Benelux countries Central Europe Close view Colourfully Historic illustration Historic illustrations Historical illustration Middle Europe No People Sea Monster Southeast Asia Southeastern Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Utrecht atmospheric close shot close up close ups close-up closeup colored colorful colorfully colorized coloured coloured copper engraving colourful colourized copper engraving copper engravings dark depiction depictions deserted detail view different coloured dreary dutch empty engraved image gloomy hand-colored hand-coloured hand-coloured copper engraving hand-coloured copper engravings historic historical history horror illustration illustrations image image motif island islands islet motif multi-colored multi-coloured multicoloured mythical mythologic mythological no one nobody representation uninhabited variegated Detailed image Province of Utrecht atmosphere creepy detail details eerie frightening monster monsters mood scary section spooky Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands