Monochrome engraving of a beached spermaceti whale, with three men, one on a horse, examining it. Various features of interest on the whale are labeled with numbers, and a scale to the drawing is given. At bottom right is an inset of the tail, labeled "14 feet The Tail expanded drawn on the same scale as above" (i.e., as the main illustration). Below the image is printed the artist attribution; above, "Gent. Mag. Jan. 1764" (Gentleman's Magazine) and the title.
