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Small colored engraving of whales on icecaps
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 4 in x 6 3/4 in
Nomenclature: other fisheries and hunts
Classification: whales
AF-FF-2261
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 4 in x 6 3/4 in
Nomenclature: other fisheries and hunts
Classification: whales
Colored engraving depicting a baleen whale, its young, and a narwhal beached on an icy outcrop in an Arctic scene. In the background, among the icebergs, are a walrus and three seals.
AF-FF-2261