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Showing Narwhal and other animals Plate CCCXV

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Monochrome illustration from the Dublin edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1790-1801); plate CCCXV, showing animals with names beginning in M, including the Monodon or Narwhal.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1790-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Moore, James

Materials

ink; paper

Measurements

10 1/2 in x 8 in

Place Made

Ireland: Dublin

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