
Collection: Map Imagery
Title: Jonah and Sea Monster, 1584, Terra Sancta, A Petro Laicstain perlustrata, et ab eius ore et schedis a Christiano Schrot in tabulum redacta., copy 2
Date Produced: 1584
Date Published: 1584
Description: The story of Jonah and the whale depicted as a scene of a sea monster attacking a ship. The crew of the ship are throwing Jonah overboard. The whale is represented by a fearsome sea monster. There is single-masted shallop, or similar type of boat in the background.
Subjects: Bible stories · Sailing ships · Galleons · Sea monsters · Imaginary creatures · Whales