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Black-and-white woodcut of a horned sea-devil on a serpent beside a small boat and a three-masted ship on choppy waves.

Sea-devil confronting a ship, woodcut from 1720

A black-and-white woodcut shows a horned, bearded devil-like figure standing on a serpentine sea creature at left, facing a three-masted sailing ship at right. A small hatted figure sits in a boat between them, under a sky of streaked clouds and birds over choppy waves.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1720
Medium
Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3528 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1720.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

The Sea and Ships18th century1720s1720engravingwoodcutshipsearly modern printwitchcraftdemonologysea monsterfolklorehorned devil

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