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Däggdjur: Sälar, Hvalar.
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: print
Maker: unknown
Place made: Sweden
Date made: 1850
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 9 1/4 in x 8 1/2 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: print
Maker: unknown
Place made: Sweden
Date made: 1850
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 9 1/4 in x 8 1/2 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
Plate from a book showing whales and a seal, and the corresponding caption from the text, mounted together. The plate is entitled "Däggdjur: Sälar, Hvalar." (Mammals: Seals, Whales.) and numbered Pl. 7. At top is a walrus, labeled "1.". Below a dashed line are two whales, a narwhal, and a dolphin, labeled 2-5, and below is printed a legend giving the species name, with the common name in parentheses, for each numbered animal. On the caption, cut from a book, more detailed information about each animal is given in Swedish.
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