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Hand-colored engraving depicting a large whale being washed onto the coast during a storm, with men coming up to the waterline with harpoons or lances. There is a ship in the background. Page 157 of some newspaper from Sept. 5th, 18 [??], called the [????] Illustrated Paper; due to a matting put in place and then torn away, the date and publication name are unreadable.


whales
1800-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
unknown
ink; paper; mounting
8 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in
unknown