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Narwhal
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Stewart, J.; Lizars, W. H.
Place made: United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
Date made: 1837
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Stewart, J.; Lizars, W. H.
Place made: United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
Date made: 1837
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in
Nomenclature: natural history
Classification: whales
Colored engraving of a narwhal at sea with a young man in a canoe. A ship with sails is depicted in the background alongside white mountains (possibly icebergs).
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