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Large engraving depicting several Dutch ships and many whaling boats attacking whales. Dutch text at bottom describes the deadly struggles the Dutch and their "Samoyed" helpers faced while whaling in the Arctic. The text refers to the whales as "monsters" and details violent encounters as well as unfavorable conditions at sea.


fishing
1720-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Meulen, Sieuwert van der; Laan, Adolf van der; Schenk, Pieter
ink; paper; paper border
25 in x 40 in
Netherlands: Amsterdam