Whaling Scene at Jan Mayen IslandAF-WB-0055

A Whale Female and the Windlass Whereby the Whales are brought on shore

Object summary

Title: A Whale Female and the Windlass Whereby the Whales are brought on shore
Object ID: AF-TB-0056
Date made: 1744
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Publisher: Churchill, Awnsham; Churchill, John
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Black and white technical depicting of bringing a whale to shore. The engraving presents a female whale who has been brought to shore by means of a windlass, a cylindrical apparatus, that with the turning of the crank, brings in the rope that is attached to the whale.