MIT Museum

Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: document
Maker: Grierson, George
Place made: Ireland, Dublin, Dublin
Date made: 1812
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 11 in x 7 1/4 in
Nomenclature: historical
Classification: whales

Page from a book, with text describing an Act passed by George III, King of England, for the "more easy Manning of Vessels employed in the Southern Whale Fishery. 9th July 1812." The king's coat of arms is atop the page ("Dieu et Mon Droit").

AF-HB-2586