Great Golden Temple Worm (from The Discovery of Dragons)

An orange dragon with a golden mane and feathery wings crouches inside a round moon gate, with a pagoda visible through the opening behind. It is a plate from Graeme Base's 1996 book The Discovery of Dragons.

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