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Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, September 1871

Object summary

Title
Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, September 1871
Object ID
AF-HA-0185
Date made
1872
Place made

United States

Lithographer
Bufford, John Henry
Newell, J. P.
Draftsman and publisher
Russell, Benjamin
Object type
Lithograph
Major collection
Nautical
Named collection
Allan Forbes Collection
On view
No
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Description

Lithograph depicting "ships receiving the captains[,] officers[,] and crews of abandoned ships." Seven named whalers.

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