File:Wormius' Great Auk.jpg

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Description Only known illustration of a Great Auk drawn from life, Ole Worm's pet received from the Faroe Islands, which was figured in his book Museum Wormianum.
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Source https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/129699#page/331/mode/1up
Author Ole Worm - Olaus Wormius

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The only known illustration of a Great Auk drawn from life.

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