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Flying Fish and Dolphin
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1700-1799
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 3 3/4 in x 6 1/4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
AF-NX-2153
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1700-1799
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 3 3/4 in x 6 1/4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
Monochrome diagram with a flying fish, top, and a dolphin, bottom, drawn fairly crudely, with crosshatching. Both animals are labeled in capital lettering. On the side of the page is a page or plate number, 159.
AF-NX-2153