Colored lithograph of a whale hunt in an Arctic climate. Men in a rowboat prepare to throw a harpoon into a spouting whale which is diving, head first, into the water. The whale already has two harpoons in its back. Under the image the lithographers' names are printed, along with the title, "THE WHALE IN MELVILLE BAY" and a page number, "PAGE 85". The page does not look as if it was cut from a book.
