Objects
Habillemens des Groenlandois
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Le Veau, Jean Jacques; Prévost, Benoît-Louis; Prévost, Antoine François; Harrevelt, Evert Van; Changuion, Daniel Jean
Place made: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Date made: 1777
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 11 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: whaling ports and other geographical matters
Classification: whales
AF-GF-0819
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Le Veau, Jean Jacques; Prévost, Benoît-Louis; Prévost, Antoine François; Harrevelt, Evert Van; Changuion, Daniel Jean
Place made: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Date made: 1777
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 11 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: whaling ports and other geographical matters
Classification: whales
Black and white engraving of Greenland natives. A couple is depicted returning from a fishing trip. The woman on the left carries a baby while holding onto a bucket and fish, while the man on the right carries his spear.
AF-GF-0819