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Key Information
- Title:
- The Whale diving to the bottom
- Object Name:
- Date/Period:
- 1750
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1981.547.4a
- Brief Description:
- Two engravings with the caption 'The Whale diving to the bottom after he is struck with the Harpone Iron, & the Harponiers standing in readiness to wound him a fresh with Spears, when he rises again'. The image shows four whaling ships in the Arctic, with men in four small boats gathered around the tail of a whale. It was printed for Carington Bowles, 'Map & Printseller', No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. 'One of six prints' appears below and the print is dated 1750.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15[cm] | 22[cm] |
