The excrement of an East Indian bird, which was once believed to be ambergris, is collected in a bowl. An illustration from Justus Fidus Klobius's Ambræ historiam (1666).
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Excrement of an East Indian Bird, Once Believed to Be Ambergris, Is Collected in a Bowl
Date
1666
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Ambræ historiam
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