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Phocena Communis

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored image of a Phocoena communis, side view, facing left. Title printed below the image. "Plate XLV" printed on right border. Artist names printed below lower border. No handwritten inscriptions.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1787-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Basire

Materials

ink; paper

Measurements

8 1/2 in x 10 3/4 in

Place Made

Britain: London

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