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1. The Common Whale, 2. The Dolphin, 3. The Porpoise

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Colored engraving depicting three scenes of beached cetaceans. At top, on left a dolphin, marked "2"; at right, a porpoise, marked "3". Below, larger, and with a backdrop of an arctic scene, a doubly-spouting whale, marked "1". Below the image, are printed the title and the text, "Published by Henry Fisher Caxton. London. 1824." Marked at top right "Vol. III. p. 341."


whales
1824-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Dixon, T.; Caxton, Henry Fisher
ink; paper; mounting
6 1/4 in x 9 in
Britain: London