The appearance of a cockatoo in a 15th century Italian Renaissance painting has led historians to reconsider what they know of early trading routes to Europe.
Upon close inspection of Andrea Mantegna's 1496 painting Madonna della Vittoria, which hangs in the Louvre, a sulphur-crested cockatoo can be seen in pride of place above the cross.
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Madonna della Vittoria by Andrea Mantegna
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You might remember this one as well:
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"The document, acquired by Les Enluminures Gallery in New York, shows a sketch of an apparent kangaroo (''canguru'' in Portuguese) nestled in its text and is dated between 1580 and 1620. It has led researchers to believe images of the marsupial were already being circulated by the time the Dutch ship Duyfken - long thought to have been the first European vessel to visit Australia - landed in 1606."
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