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Pesches. Partie II. Section X. Pl. 1, Fig. 1 - 4

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Monochrome engraving divided into three scenes by horizontal bars. Top, two side views of spouting baleen whales, one male and one female, with key features labeled with letters. Below, a whaling scene with five large ships, and two groups of whaleboats each pursuing a spouting whale. Below, detailed diagrams of parts of the baleen (labeled "Fanon", or whalebone).


whales
1782-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Haussard, Catherine
ink; paper; mounting
14 1/2 in x 9 in
France

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