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Hand-colored engraving depicting a spouting baleen whale, facing right, upsetting a small wooden whaling boat with its tail. There is a harpoon in the whale's back. Three men are falling into the waves. In the background is a large ship, and an iceberg. On left margin is printed "Tab XXIX."


whales
1700-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
unknown
ink; paper; mounting
7 1/4 in x 10 3/4 in
unknown

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