Historiae de gentibus septentrionalibus
Historiae de gentibus septentrionalibus is a 1557 natural history printed in Antwerp by Jean Beller, with text by Olaus Magnus, the Archbishop of Uppsala, on the peoples and wildlife of the north. The woodcuts show barrel-making and camp life, a fortified siege engine, mounted riders meeting, and sea monsters attacking a ship, with crisp outlines and dense hatching a designer could borrow for antique maritime or medieval motifs.
