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La Peche de la Baleine.

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored engraving depicting men cutting-in a whale on the side of a ship; in a shore on the foreground, men break the whalebone into pieces with hammers. Title in lower margin.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1700-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

unknown

Materials

ink; laid paper; paper backing; color wash

Measurements

5 1/4 in x 7 1/4 in

Place Made

France

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