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The Spectre Whalemen - see page 7
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: woodcut
Maker: Place made: unknown
Date made: 1841
Materials: ink; paper; board
Measurements: 4 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in
Nomenclature: cartoons
Classification: whales
AF-CX-2244
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: woodcut
Maker: Place made: unknown
Date made: 1841
Materials: ink; paper; board
Measurements: 4 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in
Nomenclature: cartoons
Classification: whales
Cartoon depicting skeleton whalers in a small boat harpooning a whale.
AF-CX-2244