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Fishermen and whaling

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored engraving depicting men in loincloths catching fish in nets along the shore; in the background, men in canoes hunt whales by hammering rope-tied stakes into their blowholes.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1700-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

unknown

Materials

ink; paper backing; laid paper; color wash

Measurements

6 1/2 in x 8 in

Place Made

unknown

Topics

Whaling

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1. Thillole de Bayonne 2. Filadiere de Bourdeaux. 3. Yolles. 4. Picot, petits batimens de Pesche. Engraving depicting four fishing vessels, as seen from …

Fishermen and whaling

Topics

Species and Parts of Whales - Pl. 1 Page 1 Black and white engraving of three types of …

1. Thillole de Bayonne 2. Filadiere de Bourdeaux. 3. Yolles. 4. Picot, petits batimens de Pesche. Engraving depicting four fishing vessels, as seen from …

Mr. Hans Busk's Yacht Meriel, R.H.Y.S. 210 Tons, and her Tender New Quarterly, 150 Tons A colored lithograph of the port-broadside view of …

LXXV 193 Hand-colored engraving of a male spouting whale, facing …

The Kraken Supposed a Sepia or Cuttle Fish Monochrome image depicting a squidlike animal attacking a …

16th Century French Ship Halftone of an engraving that depicts a French …