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Whale Fishery (Page 70)
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: print
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1850-1899
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 5 in x 4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: print
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1850-1899
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 5 in x 4 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
Hand-colored print depicting a baleen whale, facing right with its mouth partially open, beached on a small patch of land in the sea. In the background is a whaling scene and high icebergs. The whale has a prominent double blowhole atop its head. Labeled "WHALE FISHERY." and "Page 70."
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