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Jonah Chap. 2. Jonah Delivered from the Fish.
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Date made: 1720
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 7 1/2 in x 5 in
Nomenclature: Jonah
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Date made: 1720
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 7 1/2 in x 5 in
Nomenclature: Jonah
Classification: whales
Monochrome. Illustration of a giant fish expelling a bearded man onto dry land. In the upper right background the tempest is receding. Text reads: "Jonah Chap. II. Jonah delivered from the fish." above the image, and below, "Jonah 2. Verse 10. And the LORD spake unto ye fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." "V.2.p.136."
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