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Dagon Derketos, Jonah

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Engraving, etching and stipple on cream wove (handmade) paper. Marks from text faintly visible on the paper indicate that it was part of a book. The engraving depicts a large fish standing on end and a Jonah, depicted with Indian features and garments and with four arms in the style of Hindu deities, rising out of its mouth. Each hand holds a different item: a ring or coil of string, an open book, a sword, and a large conch. Jonah is wearing a crown. The name of the engraver ("P. Maverick sc.") is given in the bottom right, below the image. The text immediately below the image originally read "Plate II. Dagon [in italics] Derketos, Jonah [in italics]." However, the "Plate II." has been scratched away.


whales
1800-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Maverick, P.
ink; paper
10 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in
United States