Uncolored engraving of whales being harpooned by whaling parties form small boats launched from larger ships, in Arctic waters; polar bears on ice flows in foreground, and a walrus being shot. In distinctive decorative border, from George Henry Millar's 'The new and universal System of Geography, being a complete history and description of the whole world. ...'


whales
1782-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Thornton; Hogg, Alexander
ink; laid paper
9 in x 14 in
Britain

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