O caput elleboro dignum (Fool's Cap Map of the World)

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Number:086918

Title:O caput elleboro dignum (Fool's Cap Map of the World)

Artist: Gourmont, Jean de, (after) (1506-1551)

Museum: Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Method: Copper engraving, watercolour

Created: ca 1590

School: France

Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Trend in art: Cartography

Keywords: Satire, Fool, Clown, Ruff, Jester, Mocking, Joker, Jokester, Wit-cracker, Prankster, Buffoon, Map, Map of the world, World Map, Bouffon, Mockery