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Saugetiere Tafel 18. Meerschivein - Phocaena communis Cuv. Pottfisch - Physete Macrocephalus Seehund Phoca vitulina

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored engraving depicting a whale and a porpoise on the surface of the water, and two seals on a rock at right. Captions printed below, in German. Appears to have been an image from a natural history text.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1800-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

unknown

Materials

ink; paper; color wash

Measurements

13 1/4 in x 16 3/4 in

Place Made

Germany

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