Colored engraving depicting a beached whale, facing left, with its mouth open and its eye protruding, lying on a patch of grass by the waves. Underneath are printed the title, and "Published Feb 16 - 1800 by Harrison, Cluse, & Co. No. 78. Fleet Street." Ink transfer from a facing page with the same title as the image is visible, indicating that this image was once part of a book.
