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 Eiusdem Gemmae pars aversa Uncolored engraving, labeled (plate) CLXXXVIII, depicting a carved … Private Bank Check on the Marine Bank of New Bedford Private bank check of the Marine Bank in … The London Engineer (Steam Yacht) Colored aquatint of the London Engineer, a packet … Staaten Jagt Etching depicting a three fourths bow view of … The Pantaloon Yacht Lithograph depicting four yachts on a choppy sea, … Lion Marin and Lionne Marine Black and white engraving of two elephant seals … Explore chevron-right