Commissioned Collection (page 5)

Artichoke Cynara cardunculus needle nose Silene coronaria
Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) and needle nose (Silene coronaria), Artichoke and needle nose. With a jumping squirrel and an ornamental plant. FIGs. 25 and 26 on a sheet hand numbered 14

Pepper Piper nigrum peony Paeonia bird pepper bush
Pepper (Piper nigrum) and peony (Paeonia), Pepper and peony. A bird is in the pepper bush. FIGs. 27 and 28 on a sheet numbered by hand 14. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II

Garden carnations Dianthus caryophyllus lemons
Garden carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) and lemons (Citrus limon), Garden carnations and (thorny) lemons. With a bird hopping for a fly and a small ornamental plant. FIGs

Heath Erica tetralix broom bush Spartium junceum
Heath (Erica tetralix) and broom bush (Spartium junceum), Heath and broom bush (or broom). With a bee. FIGs. 29 and 30 on a sheet numbered by hand 16. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C

Crooked neck Anchusa arvensis mouse thorn Ruscus aculeatus
Crooked neck (Anchusa arvensis) and mouse thorn (Ruscus aculeatus), Crooked neck and mouse thorn. FIGs. 31 and 32 on a sheet hand numbered 17. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II

Musk rose Rosa moschata cucumber Cucumis sativus
Musk rose (Rosa moschata) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus), Musk rose and cucumber. FIGs. 8 and 9 on a sheet hand numbered 5. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Novel

Day cuckoo flower Silene dioica medlar Mespilus germanica
Day cuckoo flower (Silene dioica) and medlar (Mespilus germanica), Day cuckoo flower and medlar. FIGs. 17 and 18 on a sheet hand numbered 10. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II

Toucan Ramphastos Exter van Braesilien Pica Brasialia
Toucan (Ramphastos), Exter van Braesilien. / Pica Brasialia. / Toucan. (title on object), Toucan. Numbered top right: 1. Top left the Latin name. An annotation in French on the album page

Flying fish Exocoetidae Sea swaluwe Hyrundo Marina
Flying fish (Exocoetidae), Sea swaluwe. / Hyrundo Marina. / Papillon Volant (title on object), Flying fish with green fins. Numbered top right: 9. Top left the name in six languages

Cod Gadus morhua Asellus Merlue title object
Cod (Gadus morhua), Cod. / Asellus. / Merlue (title on object), Cod. Numbered top right: 11. Top left the name in seven languages. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Garden carnation Dianthus caryophyllus broom
Garden carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) and broom (Cytisus scoparius), Garden carnation and broom. With a bird and some ornamental plants. FIGs. 53 and 54 hand-numbered 27

Squatina violin ray Rhinobatidae Meer Engel huijge Bargelote
Squatina or violin ray (Rhinobatidae), Meer Engel. huijge Bargelote / Brother Hugo. / Ange de mer (title on object), Squatina (sea angel) or violin ray. Numbered top right: 15

Cod Gadus morhua Cabbilliauw Capellamis Cabbilliau
Cod (Gadus morhua), Cabbilliauw / Capellamis. / Cabbilliau (title on object), Cod. Numbered top right: 12. Top left the name. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Puffer fish Tetraodontidae Around fishing hedgehogs
Puffer fish (Tetraodontidae), Around fishing hedgehogs. / Orbes (title on object), Puffer fish 1-4. Numbered top right: 8. With the Latin names

Angelfish Mola mola Maene Visch orthragoriscus Luna
Angelfish (Mola mola), Maene Visch. / orthragoriscus Luna. / Mole Molebout (title on object), Maanvis. Numbered top right: 7. Top left and bottom left the name in three languages

Tiger shark Carcharias scorpion fish Scorpaenidae
Tiger shark (Carcharias) and a scorpion fish (Scorpaenidae), 1. Carcharias. 2. Cataphractus. / 1. requain (title on object), A shark and a scorpion fish. Numbered top right: 4

Grebe Podiceps cristatus Duijkhoender colijmbus major
Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Duijkhoender. / colijmbus major. / grebe cornu. (title on object), Grebe. Numbered top left: 14. Top right the Latin and French name

Grebe Podiceps cristatus Colijmbus minor title
Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Colijmbus minor (title on object), Grebe. Numbered top right: 15. Top left the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Anas Meleagris
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), Anas Meleagris. / La Bernache (title on object), Barnacle Goose. Numbered top right: 18. At the top the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Numbered top right
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Cormorant. Numbered top right: 16. Part of the third album with drawings of birds. Fifth of twelve albums with drawings of animals

Teal Anas crecca Anas parva faemina Sarcelles
Teal (Anas crecca), Anas parva faemina Sarcelles / Petites Sarcelle femelle (title on object), Teal (female). Numbered Top left: 13. Top right the Latin name

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carbon aquaticus
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Carbon aquaticus (title on object), Cormorant. Numbered top right: 10. With the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Brent goose Branta bernicla Bernicla title object
Brent goose (Branta bernicla), Bernicla (title on object), Brent goose. Numbered top right: 9. With the Latin and German name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Leaf ten ducks Anas water birds ten water birds
Leaf with ten ducks (Anas) and other water birds, Leaf with ten water birds: different types of ducks, a January van-ghent and a heron. Numbered top right: 8. With the Latin names

Unknown fish Lupus flandricus title object referred
Unknown fish, Lupus flandricus (title on object), referred to Flemish (sea) wolf. Numbered top right: 13. At the top the Latin name. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Leaf six ducks Anas waterfowl six waterfowl different species
Leaf with six ducks (Anas) and other waterfowl, Leaf with six waterfowl: different species of ducks, merganser, swan and cormorant. Numbered top right: 6. With the Latin names

Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Anas Brasiliana
Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis), Anas Brasiliana (title on object), Red-breasted Goose. Numbered top right: 11. With the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Common flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus vlaemijnck
Common flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), vlaemijnck. / phaenicopteros. / flamand. (title on object), European flamingo. Numbered top right: 21. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Indian runny duck Anas platyrhynchos Indian bird
Indian runny duck (Anas platyrhynchos), Indian bird. / Anas indica. / Canard des indes. (title on object), Duck, probably the Indian walking duck. Numbered top right: 7. Top left the Latin name

Purperkoet Porphyrio porphyrio porphirion telamon
Purperkoet (Porphyrio porphyrio), porphirion telamon / group sultane (title on object), Puperkoet. Numbered top right: 24. Here also the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Dead Tachybaptus ruficollis Duikerkin Mergulus
Dead (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Duikerkin / Mergulus. / Castagnieux. (title on object), Dodaars. Numbered top right: 17. With the name in five languages

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pouilliot poule d eau
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). / Pouilliot, poule d eau. (title on object), Moorhen (juvenile). Numbered top right: 11. Top left the Latin and German name

Black crowned crane Balearica pavonina Strutio indicus
Black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina), Strutio indicus, pavo / L oiseau Roijal (title on object), Black crowned crane bird. Numbered top right: 23. Left the Latin name

Alpine crow Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Phalocrocerax
Alpine crow (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Phalocrocerax. / Cormoran. (title on object), Alpine crow. Numbered top right: 22. At the top the Latin and French name

Visdief Sterna hirundo Numbered top right 16
Visdief (Sterna hirundo), Visdief. Numbered top right: 16. Right the German name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Black ibis Plegadis falcinellus Graculus tert Gesneri
Black ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Graculus tert Gesneri (title on object), Black ibis (probably). Numbered top right: 18. Top left the name in four languages

White-throated Dipper Waterspreeuw Numbered top left
White-throated Dipper, Waterspreeuw. Numbered top left: 17. Right the German name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meeuwe Larus Mouette
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Meeuwe. / Larus. / Mouette. (title on object), Herring Gull. Numbered top right: 15. Top left the name in three languages

Gannet Morus bassanus Sula bassana Mergus Larus
Gannet (Morus bassanus or Sula bassana), Mergus Larus (title on object), Gannet. Numbered top right: 13. Top right the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria prosecutor
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria), prosecutor / clamper (title on object), Golden Plover. Numbered top right: 4. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria black-and-white Plover
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) or Silver Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Golden Plover and Silver Plover. Numbered top right: 9. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Gray snipe Limnodromus Gray snip Numbered top right
Gray snipe (Limnodromus), Gray snip. Numbered top right: 7. Part of the third album with drawings of birds. Fifth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600

Polei Mentha pulegium Deer Poleije Pulegium Cervinum
Polei (Mentha pulegium) Deer Poleije / Pulegium Cervinum / Pouliot (title on object), Polei. Numbered top right: 272. Right the name in four languages

Small salsify Scorzonera humilis Slange Carrot
Small salsify (Scorzonera humilis) Slange Carrot. / Scorzonera bohemica. Viiperina Viperaria. / Viperine. (title on object), Small salsify. Numbered top right: 264. Top left the Latin and Dutch name

Look-without-look Alliaria Look Allaria Allaire
Look-without-look (Alliaria) Look without Look. / Allaria. / Allaire (title on object), Look-without-look. Numbered top right: 271. On top the name in four languages

Small pimpernel Sanguisorba minor large snapdragon
Small pimpernel (Sanguisorba minor) and large snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus), Small pimpernel and large snapdragon. FIGs. 13 and 14 on a sheet numbered by hand 8. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C

Ordinary flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Vlaemijnck
Ordinary flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), Vlaemijnck. / phaenicopteros. / flamandt. (title on object), European flamingo. Numbered top right: 19. With the Latin and French name

Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Lepelaere Pelicanus platea
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), Lepelaere. / Pelicanus platea / Espatulle. (title on object), Spoonbill. Numbered top right: 26. Top left the name in four languages

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