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Species and Parts of Whales - Pl. 1 Page 1

Object summary

Title
Species and Parts of Whales - Pl. 1 Page 1
Object ID
AF-NF-0480
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
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Description

Black and white engraving of three types of whales: Right whale (Baleine Franche), Balaenoptera physalus (Baleinoptère Gibbar), Blaenoptera rorqual (Baleinoptère Rorqual).

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