Description

Color engraving of a beached whale. A bearded man, dressed in simple garments and looking away, is depicted in the near background. A moored small boat with two human figures, as well as four ships, are shown in the far background. The whale, which is referred to as a "Diodon", is further identified in the source text as a "Two-teethed Whale"; however, the genus name "Diodon" is no longer used in modern taxonomy to refer to whales. "Sotherby" refers to one Mr. Sotherby, the naturalist who described this whale.