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Monochrome engraving with horizontal divisions breaking it into three scenes. Top, a walrus with a smaller walrus, on a crag of rock overlooking the sea. Labeled "Vache marine avec son petit" (Sea cow with its young one). Middle, a skull with long tusks, and a detailed representation of a single tooth. Labeled "Squelette d'une tete de Vache Marine" (Skull of a sea cow) and "Dent M̢cheli̬re" (Molar). Below, a scene where men in kayaks hunt spouting whales and narwhals with lances; family of walruses in the foreground. Labeled "Tuerie de differents Cetac̩es" (Killing of different types of whales).


whales
1782-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Haussard, El.
ink; laid paper; mounting
14 1/2 in x 9 in
France