Woodcut showing two whaling scenes. Top, a view from on the deck of a sailor pointing a bomb gun towards a whale. Below, a dead whale in shallow water by the shore, with a party of men in whaleboats preparing to cut in, and a dock in the background. Text in lower margin reads, "1. Shooting whales by means of a bomb-gun. 2. Cutting up. Picturesque New England Industries -- Whaling off Cape Cod. From Sketches by a Staff Artist."
Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York, on 30 July 1887.