Regensburg, Germany — 18 August 1671

Signs in the clouds

Signs in the sky: An engraving shows an amazed crowd staring at ships in the sky, various mythical animals and armies arrayed for battle. This engraving is cut from a book, The Relationis historicae semestralis vernalis continuatio (1672 edition) by Jacobus Francus and Sigismundus Latomus. Fig. 26: Regensburg phenomenon

Source: Wunderzeichen, zu Regenspurg gesehen am 18. Augusti 1671. [Goethe Universitatsbibliothek Frankfurt-am-Main, Einblattdr. G.Fr. 12], engraving cut from Francus, Jacobus & Latomus, Sigismundus. Relationis historicae semestralis vernalis continuatio (1672). University of Frankfurt, Collection of Gustav Freytag (Einblattdr. G.Fr. 12). Case: W240