Artist Peter (III) Casteels (1684– ) John Bowles & Son 
Title Struisvogel en kalkoenen in een tuin met antieke ruines
Object type Print
Description
Iconclasscode
25F38(OSTRICH); Iconclasscode: 25F38(TURKEY); Iconclasscode: 41A645; print
Date 1708 - 1749; 1708 - 1749
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Struisvogel_en_kalkoenen_in_een_tuin_met_antieke_ruines.jpeg
The domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large poultry bird, domestic form of the wild turkey. The English language name for this species results from an early misidentification of the bird with an unrelated species which was imported to Europe through the country of Turkey. |
