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Summary
The woodcut shows a rock in shape of a monk’s frock which is situated in the sea south of the main part of the Faeroe Islands. The Sea Monk (in Danish “Munken”) has a safe harbour. To the right we see a wrecked ship. At the island above a raven.
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Date
1555
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Wikimedia Commons
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public domain