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Species and Parts of Whales - Pl. 5 Page 126

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Black and white diagram engraving of species and parts of whales. Depicted are: (1) Rorqual whale, taken in the Mediterranean; (2) Microcephalic narwhal; (3) Gladiator dolphin. Lettered with captions and "1. Baleinopt̬re Rorqual, Prise dans la M̩diterran̩e. 2. Narwal Microc̩phale. 3. Dauphin Gladiateur. Pl. 5. Page 126."

Classification

whales

Date Made

1804-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Plassan; Lac̩p̬de, Bernard Germain de; S̬ve, Jacques de; Bigant, Jean-Baptiste; Devisse, Jean-Baptiste; Haussard, Catherine

Materials

ink; paper; mounted

Measurements

10 in x 7 3/4 in

Place Made

France: Paris

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