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Greenland Whale Fishery. Peche de la Baleine a la Cote du Groenland

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Color print of three whaling ships with British colors on the Greenland seas. Three more ships are visible in the far background. A bank of grey clouds rises up in the sky. Nine rowboats are out on the water; two in the foreground are circling a spouting whale, and one figure is in the act of harpooning it. To the left of the harpooners is a large bank of ice upon which sit two bears; behind the bears in the water is another spouting whale. Under the image are the attributions: "Brooking Pinxt." and "Wilson Sculp"; in large type below this is the title, in English and French: "GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY. P��CHE DE LA BALEINE �� LA C��TE DE GROENLAND."


whales
unknown-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Wilson
ink; paper; mounting
7 3/4 in x 11 in
Britain