XJF444379 Manticore from \'Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes\' by Edward Topsell, published 1607 (woodcut) by Topsell, Edward (c.1572-1625); Private Collection; (add.info.: Topsell\'s zoological treatise described animals both real, legendary and mythical; The manticore is a legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx; It has the body of a lion, tail of a dragon and a human head with three rows of sharp teeth; The manticore devours its prey whole;); English, out of copyright.