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Species and Parts of Whales - Pl. 1 Page 1

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Black and white engraving of three types of whales: Right whale (Baleine Franche), Balaenoptera physalus (Baleinopt̬re Gibbar), Blaenoptera rorqual (Baleinopt̬re Rorqual).

Classification

whales

Date Made

1804-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Plassan; Lac̩p̬de, Bernard Germain de; S̬ve, Jacques de; Bigant, Jean-Baptiste; Devisse, Jean-Baptiste; Haussard, Catherine

Materials

ink; paper; mounted

Measurements

9 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in

Place Made

France: Paris

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