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Whale Hunting

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored stipple engraving showing three whaleboats and a harpoon-studded whale in an Arctic seascape. A seal slides off of a patch of ice in the left-hand foreground. Title, artist attributions, and publisher information printed below the image. "XI p. 125" printed above.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1818-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Lewis, F. C.; Baldwin, Cradock & Joy

Materials

ink; paper; color wash

Measurements

8 in x 10 1/4 in

Place Made

Britain: London

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