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1899 Antique Print-AUROCHS-LARGE EXTINCT WILD CATTLE-WOLF ATTACK

The aurochs , the ancestor of domestic cattle, is an extinct type of large wild cattle that inhabited Europe, Asia and North Africa; they survived in Europe until the last recorded aurochs died in the Jaktorów Forest, Poland in 1627. (Souce: wikipedia)

 

This highly decorative antique print originates from an expensive luxury portfolio-style volume published in Germany between 1890-1920.The volume contained beautiful colour plates depicting prehistoric fauna.

 

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Uploaded on October 29, 2013
Taken on October 28, 2013