A Whale struck with the harpoon iron diving among the ice, the harpoonier going to chop the ropes off to prevent the long boat being drawn under water or being split against the ice

Object summary

Title: A Whale struck with the harpoon iron diving among the ice, the harpoonier going to chop the ropes off to prevent the long boat being drawn under water or being split against the ice
Object ID: AF-WB-0053
Date made: 1750
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Publisher: Bowles & Carver
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

A whaling scene in Greenland depicting a whale being struck with a harpoon iron while diving among he ice. The harpooner prepares to chop the rope off that is connected to the whale so as to prevent the long boat being drawn under water or split against the ice.