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Greenland Whale - bone structures Pl. II

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored lithograph depicting the bone structures of a Greenland Whale, including a half-skeleton at top. Labeled with figure numbers, and letters. Probably from the science journal, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1860-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Williams, Edwin M.; West, W.

Materials

ink; paper; color wash

Measurements

10 in x 14 in

Place Made

Britain

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