0498 / 3,080 Capturing the whale Save Share Ask a Question Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project Save Share Ask a Question A dramatic scene of three boats of sailors attacking a sperm whale with icebergs depicted in the distance. Classification whales Date Made 1834-01-02 Legal Status PERMANENT COLLECTION Major Collection Hart Nautical Maker Currier & Ives Materials ink; paper; mounted Measurements 6 in x 8 in Place Made United States: New York Jager die na huis zeylt met nieuwen haring Etching depicting a three-fourths view of a herring … Guiana sive Amasonum Regio Hand-colored map depicting "Guyana, or the Amazon Region" … The Zones of the Earth. Plate No. II. Productions of the North Temperate Zone. Part 1 Hand-colored print depicting the animals, plants, and people … The Whale on Shore Hand-colored engraving on board. The scene shows the … De Spaansche oorlogs vloot van den Jaere MDLXXXVII An engraving depicting the naval engagement between the … Whale Fishery Scene of men on a whaleboat preparing to … Explore chevron-right