2582 / 3,080 The Spermaceti Whale Save Share Ask Question Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project Save Share Ask Question Colored engraving of a beached sperm whale. Four men approach the whale after having caught sight of it. Classification whales Date Made 1837-01-02 Legal Status PERMANENT COLLECTION Major Collection Hart Nautical Maker Stewart, James; Lizars, William Home Materials ink; paper; mounted Measurements 4 in x 6 1/2 in Place Made Britain: Edinburgh First Class New York Packet Ship, England Captn B.L. Waite, inward-bound off Point Lynas - … Romaniae Vicinarumque Regionum, uti Bulgariae Walachiae, Syriae, etc. Descriptio Hand-colored engraved map of Romania and the Balkans. … Medallion of Syracuse Uncolored engraving depicting a Syracuse coin with a … Port of Messina and Gulp of Salerno Two bookplates from 'The Little Sea Torch: or … Whaling The Perils of Whaling A colored drawing copy of the frontispiece of … Groenlandsvaarder zeylende van de wind Etching depicting a view of a "Greenland-farer", or … Explore chevron-right