Original pencil drawing depicting a spouting whale tossing a shattered boat, and its sailors, into the sea. Ship and a second whale in the background. Rowboat and sailors are rendered only as simple outlines, in comparison to the carefully shaded whale and waves; drawing may be incomplete. Text below the image describes facts about whale ships, and then the event on which the drawing appears to be based: "The sudden ascent of the Sperm Whale after having been fatally wounded on the 18 June 1832 off Japan by Captain Swain"
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