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[Flemish] Attributed to GALLE, Philips. After Hans Bol Venationes, Piscationes et Aucupii Typi. Antwerp, Philips Galle, 6 oblong engravings (of 54), 8,4 x 21,3 cm, laid paper with watermark, unsigned (trimmed to platemark, laid down on paper mount by corners, sm. creases). Very nice dark impressions with even toning of the series "Venationes, Piscationes et Aucupii Typi" (pl.), with depictions of various types of hunting scenes on the land, in the air and at the sea. All with Latin verses in lower text margin. Rare first state, without the number in margin. The lot consists of: The hunt for oysters (2nd state), the fox hunt, the hunt for wild cats, the meat market, catching fish in the cloister pond, catching fish with a fyke. Ref. Hollstein II:110-