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Colored engraving depicting a beached dolphin (labeled "2"), a beached porpoise (labeled "3"), and a beached spouting whale (labeled "1"). Behind the whale is what appears to be an Arctic scene with icy peaks, a three-masted ship, another whale, and a rowboat. Above the image is the text "Vol. III. p. 341" and below the image is the text, "1. THE COMMON WHALE. 2. THE DOLPHIN. 3. THE PORPOISE.", in smaller print, "T. Dixon, sc.", and below, "Published by Henry Fisher, Caxton, London. 1824."


whales
1824-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Dixon, T.
ink; paper; mounting
6 1/2 in x 9 in
Britain: London