The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Amazons ( - )

Mythological tribe of warrior women. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-342?rskey=IrHNa3&result=1 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazons References in Documents:
A Catalogue of Many Natural Rarities (Authorial, print 1664) A great Scarabeus of the Amazones, very entire, and of beautifull colours.
A Catalogue of Many Natural Rarities (Authorial, print 1665) A great Scarabeus of the Amazones, very entire, and of beautifull colours.