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Key Information
- Object Name:
- Date/Period:
- c.1780
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1981.594.1
- Other Numbers:
- W1.92.76
- Brief Description:
- Print of an engraving depicting whaling in the Arctic, with men in four small boats surrounding the tail of a diving whale. Originally part of a Dutch set of twelve made by Adolf Van der Laan after drawings by Sieuwert van der Meulen, and published in about 1720, the original had a caption in Dutch, German and English that reads 'They stand Ready to stick ye whale upon her head her tail being upwards'. This version was 'printed for' Carington Bowles, 'Map & Printseller', No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London, who is recorded at that address between 1766 and 1793. The print has been trimmed to the margin and mounted on card.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5[cm] | 21[cm] |
