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Jonah is Delivered from the Fish. Jonah I Vers: 10
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1690
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 3 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in
Nomenclature: Jonah
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1690
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 3 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in
Nomenclature: Jonah
Classification: whales
Monochrome engraving of the whale spitting Jonah, who is bearded, onto a shore scattered with shells of various shapes and sizes. There is a two-masted ship and several single-masted ships in the background and a costal city whose architecture is dominated by low domes, flat roofs, and arches; behind it are mountains. Margins are marked off by lines of red ink. Text above the engraving reads "Jonah is delivered from the fish. Jonah: 1." Text below the engraving reads "Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fishes [see note] belly, v: 1: etc: And the LORD spake unto the fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. vers: 10." Page is marked with page number 76 in bottom right corner.
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