0194 / 3,080 Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, September 1871 Save Share Ask a Question Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project Save Share Ask a 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 Cutting and Drying Whale-bone Hand-colored engraving depicting five sailors preparing whalebone. To … Sailing View of New Bedford. From the Fort near Fairfaven Colored lithograph depicting the whaleship "Orozimbo," the packer … Whaling Arctic whaling scene with steamboat Scene of men climbing from a whaleboat onto … Map of the Heavens in November, December, & January Star chart printed in black and blue ink: … Ships among a pod of whales Uncolored engraving depicting a whaling scene near Spitzbergen, … Barge SoCo No. 19. Bay Head, NJ. Aug 30. Photograph of a photograph. Depicts a three-masted barge … Explore chevron-right