0194 / 3,080 Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, September 1871 Save Share Ask Question Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project Save Share Ask Question Lithograph in a series of prints documenting the abandonment of a whaling fleet (33 ships total) in September 1871. Classification whales Date Made 1872-01-02 Legal Status PERMANENT COLLECTION Major Collection Hart Nautical Maker Newell, J.P.; Bufford, John Henry; Russell, Benjamin Materials ink; paper Measurements 14 1/2 in x 21 3/4 in Place Made United States: Massachusetts Three Cuts: One Whaling Scene the Other Two not Whaling Monochrome engraving with three scenes. Top, labeled "Page … een Smakje of Tyalk met een Ferry tuig Etching depicting a side view of a tjalk … Whales, etc. Pl. 57 - 58 Monochrome engraving with two plates, the top (57) … een Hoeken met een Barkentyn tuyg Etching depicting a three-fourths bow view of a … Taking a Whale Woodcut from Harper's Weekly depicting a sperm whale … (Andalusia) Hispalensis Conventus Delineatio Hand-colored copperplate engraving of Andalusia taken from the … Explore chevron-right