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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

the naturalist observes a spaniel

thanks vintage printable. believed PD in good faith
Here's Ulisse Aldrovandi (one of his illustrators, probably) again with another beautiful 16th c illustration of a dog type. This time it's the Canis Hispanicus, auribus demissis ("Spanish dog, ears drooping").  You would know it today as a springer spaniel, I think.

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