This woodcut is an illustration from the book The history of four-footed beasts and serpents by Edward Topsell.
Date 1658
Source http://digital.lib.uh.edu/u?/p15195coll18,32
Author Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ofthetiger.jpg
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, most recognisable for their pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. Tigers once ranged widely across eastern Eurasia, from the Black Sea in the west, to the Indian Ocean in the south, and from Kolyma to Sumatra in the east. |
