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Saugetiere Tafel 18. Meerschivein - Phocaena communis Cuv. Pottfisch - Physete Macrocephalus Seehund Phoca vitulina
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: Germany
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper; color wash
Measurements: 13 1/4 in x 16 3/4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: Germany
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper; color wash
Measurements: 13 1/4 in x 16 3/4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
Hand-colored engraving depicting a whale and a porpoise on the surface of the water, and two seals on a rock at right. Captions printed below, in German. Appears to have been an image from a natural history text.
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