Livre des merveilles du monde
ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 54v–55r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911
Libya
Six great beasts inhabit the territory of Libya, clustered in a manner than erodes the distinction between “real” creatures like lions and “imaginary” creatures like dragons.