The menagerie of Blaauw Jan (Jan Berentsz Westerhof) in Amsterdam: animals including ostriches, monkeys, lions and peacocks are shown in and around a large central cage, surrounded by people drinking at tables. Etching, 1751.

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Crajenschot, T. (Theodorus)

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The menagerie of Blaauw Jan (Jan Berentsz Westerhof) in Amsterdam: animals including ostriches, monkeys, lions and peacocks are shown in and around a large central cage, surrounded by people drinking at tables. Etching, 1751.