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Greenland Whale Fishery

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Colored engraving of a whaling ship in Greenland. Sailors prepare to hunt polar bears in the foreground on the ice.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1805-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Wallis, T.; C. Brightly & T. Kinnersley; Craig, William Marshall

Materials

ink; paper; mounted

Measurements

6 in x 9 1/2 in

Place Made

England: Bungay

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