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P̻che de la Baleine. (France Maritime)

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Black and white engraving of a whale-hunting scene in the South Seas. A boat with five rowing sailors and another sailor wielding a harpoon prepares to strike a whale that is diving beneath the waters. The whale has already been struck once. Birds and a shipping vessel are depicted in the distance.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1837-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Rouargue, Adolphe; Morel-Fatio, Antoine L̩on

Materials

ink; paper

Measurements

6 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in

Place Made

France: Paris

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