Encounter with a Whale

Object summary

Title: Encounter with a Whale
Object ID: AF-WA-0510
Date made: 1851
Place made: United States, New York
Publisher: Gleason, Frederick; Worcester & Co.
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Colored engraving of a ship's encounter with a whale. It is meant to supplement a retelling of Captain Joseph Dias' attack by a whale in December 1850.

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Gleason, Frederick

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Worcester & Co.

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