A page from the book, Leaves from the book of nature, containing the principal illustrations in Jardine's Naturalist's library, upon one hundred and seventeen sheets.
Hand-colored illustrations with eight whales within a small scene; depicts Greenland whales, spermaceti whales, and rorqual whales in various encounters with humans.
The top "18" notes the leaf number. Printed at bottom of each plate: "For full descriptions vide the Naturalist's library".
