Plate numbered 66, goose hunt; in the left midground, two geese peck grain scattered as bait within a trap; in the right foreground, two huntsmen, seated within a log shelter beneath a tree, wait to close the net with ropes, while a third huntsman stands concealed beside them; in the centre a flock of geese fly towards the trap; in the left background, huntsman beat geese with sticks; in the distance to the left buildings are visible, and a mountain on the horizon
engraving. Date: 1596 (or after). Dimensions: Height: 203 mm; Width: 269 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.75)
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