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Key Information
- Title:
- View of the Whale Fishery, &c. in Greenland
- Object Name:
- Date/Period:
- 1782
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1981.815.4
- Other Numbers:
- W1.97.76
- Brief Description:
- Print of an engraving with the title 'View of the Whale Fishery, &c. in Greenland', set within a decorative border. It depicts three whaling ships, with men in small boats harpooning whales in the background. There are polar bears on ice floes, and a man standing at the stern of a rowing boat shooting a walrus at close range in the foreground. The image was engraved by Thornton and published in 'The New and Universal System of Geography' by George Henry Millar in 1782.
Physical Information
- Material:
- paper
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285[mm] | 200[mm] |
