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A Sea Otter discovered in Captn. Cook's last Voyage
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Hogg, Alexander
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1790
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 8 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
AF-NB-0489
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Hogg, Alexander
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1790
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 8 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
Colored engraving of a sea otter discovered during Captain Cook's last voyagein the northern Pacific.
AF-NB-0489