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Colored engraving showing a Delphinus orca, a Balaena mysticetus, and various features of the latter's anatomy. The page is labeled "X. p.117". The Delphinus orca is labeled with the species name and "Fig.1 p. 133". It has a jutting underbite with sharp teeth and a top fin that has been elongated to about a third of its overall body length. Below this image are three monochrome anatomical details, labeled "Fig. 2. Clio Retusa.", "Fig. 3" (cross section of a whale, with different features of the tissue labeled A-I), and "Fig. 4" (Cross section, perhaps of the fin or tail, with features labeled A-E). Below this is "Fig.5.", the whale itself.


whales
1818-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Cooke, G.; Baldwin, Cradock & Joy
ink; paper
11 in x 8 1/4 in
Britain: London