Thursday 25 February 2016 at 16:06
Totalling more than 1000 pages this brilliantly illustrated treatise on zoology, explores ancient and fantastic legends about existing animals, as well as those at the more mythic end of the spectrum, including the Hydra, Lamia, and Mantichora.
Source: http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/topsells-history-of-four-footed-beasts-and-serpents-1658/