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Colored engraving of Right Whale, or a baleen whale (Blaenoptera borealis). They have a grayish body with a whitish underside, a curved dorsal fin, and grooves on the throat. The mouth being open shows the position of the whalebone.


whales
1838-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
F., Pourrat; Lesson, Ren̩ Primev̬re
ink; paper
6 in x 10 in
France: Paris