0683 / 3,080 De Aquatilibus Save Share Ask Question Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project Save Share Ask Question Woodcut depicting a whale attacking a ship. In-plate text reads "Balaena erecta grandem navem submergens." Classification whales Date Made 1500-01-02 Legal Status PERMANENT COLLECTION Major Collection Hart Nautical Maker Gessner, K. Materials ink; paper; mounted Measurements 4 3/4 in x 8 in Place Made Germany: Zurich The Magnificent A 1 Clipper Ship "Ocean Steed" Clipper card for the ship "Ocean Steed", bound … Silver Coin of Syracuse Engraving depicting both sides of a coin, as … Leaves from the Book of Nature; Leaf XVIII- Whales A page from the book, Leaves from the … Sailing Barges Side view of two barges sailing on a … Divers petits Batteaux Pescheurs. Engraving depicting various types and rigs of fishing … Lifting a Whale Colored engraving of a large crane lifting a … Explore chevron-right