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Colored engraving depicting a beached seal, facing left, with an Arctic scene in the background. This scene includes a hole in the ice, a large party of seals, depicted as outlines, by the hole, and two ships pursuing a whale, beyond which there is a large and craggy iceberg. Title, "Plate 8", and artist attributions are all printed at margins of the image.


whales
1839-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Lizars
ink; paper; mounting
4 in x 6 3/4 in
Britain: Edinburgh