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Engraved image of a large sperm whale. The dedication at bottom indicates that the print was made for a "prince," Vincenzo Giustiniani. The text at bottom describes the two-day-long ordeal of hunting and killing of the whale near Pesaro in graphic detail.


whales
unknown-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Franceshini, Domenico
ink; paper; tape on back
12 in x 16 1/2 in
Italy: Rome