0498 / 3,080 Capturing the whale Save Share Ask Question Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project Save Share Ask Question A dramatic scene of three boats of sailors attacking a sperm whale with icebergs depicted in the distance. Classification whales Date Made 1834-01-02 Legal Status PERMANENT COLLECTION Major Collection Hart Nautical Maker Currier & Ives Materials ink; paper; mounted Measurements 6 in x 8 in Place Made United States: New York Cuba Map of Cuba with place names in Italian. … Peter boats at Greenwich View of several small boats pulled up to … A map of Greenland. Uncolored map depicting Greenland, with the eastern coast … Physeter Bidens Sowerbyi; or two toothed cachalot of sowerby Monochrome lithograph of a cachalot with "s"-like markings … Roscius, first class New York packet ship, burthen 1100 tons, John Collins, Commander Portrait of the packet ship Roscius. She has … Cli[pper] "Fe[a]rl[e]ss" Damaged clipper card for a vessel departing for … Explore chevron-right
