Species and Parts of Whales - Pl. 12 Page 169

Object summary

Title: Species and Parts of Whales - Pl. 12 Page 169
Object ID: AF-NF-0473
Date made: 1804
Place made: France, Paris, Ile-de-France
Engraver: Bigant, Jean-Baptiste; Devisse, Jean-Baptiste; Haussard, Catherine
Author: Lacépède, Bernard Germain de
Publisher: Plassan
Draughtsman: Sève, Jacques de
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Black and white diagram engraving of species and parts of whales. Depicted are: (1) vertebrae of a Sperm Whale; (2) one of the first ribs of a Sperm Whale. Lettered with captions and "1.1 Vertèbres d'un Cachalot Macrocéphale. 2. Une des premières côtes d'un Cachalot Macrocéphale. Pl. 12. Page 169."