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Private Signals of Whaling Vessels & c. Belonging to the Port of New Bedford

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

A chromolithograph chart of the flags of whaling vessels in New Bedford, MA. Each flag is identified with the names of 100 agents and their ships. The publisher Charles Taber & Co. are identified as "dealers in charts & nautical instruments."

Classification

whales

Date Made

1857-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Charles Taber & Co.; Prang & Mayer

Materials

ink; color; paper; mounting

Measurements

22 in x 32 in

Place Made

Massachusetts: New Bedford

Topics

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