Description

Black and white engraving of three ships breaking the ice in the Greenland sea. Two more are visible in the background, as well as a sixth ship leaning to its side and half obscured by a rise of ice. In the foreground are five men on a rowboat chasing a spouting whale, with one man preparing to harpoon it, as well as an outcropping of ice with a prowling polar bear. Below the image is the text, "Ships breaking thro the Ice in the Greenland Sea." The paper has been cut such that the names of the draughtsman and engraver are removed.