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Harpooning the Whale; Dangers of the Whale Fishery

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Handcolored print depicting two whaling scenes and various vignettes of whales, whale skeletons, and harpoons, with captions in English.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1800-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

unknown

Materials

ink; paper; mounting

Measurements

13 1/4 in x 9 3/4 in

Place Made

Britain

Topics

Whaling

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Andromeda and Perseus Depicts the Greek mythological story of Perseus rescuing …