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La Baleine Franche

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Colored engraving of a beached right whale with icebergs depicted in the distance. Sailors and hunters approach the whale with a harpoon.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1809-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Beyer & Manceau; Travi̬s, Edouard

Materials

ink; paper; mounted

Measurements

6 in x 9 3/4 in

Place Made

France: Paris

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