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Whale or Greenland Fishery

Object summary

Title
Whale or Greenland Fishery
Object ID
CC-F-0030
Date made
1721
Place made

United Kingdom

After
Baston, Thomas
Print maker
Kirkall, Elisha
Object type
Engraving
Etching
Major collection
Nautical
Named collection
Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view
No
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Description

A view of British whale hunting in Greenland. Two large British ships are visible with others in the background. Men harpoon and spear whales in small rowing boats. In the left foreground, men attack a bear and in the right foreground, men attack a walrus. This is plate 15 of a series titled, 'Twenty-two prints several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other pieces.' The in-plate dedication is "To the Honble. Sr. John Eyles Barrt. Sub-Governour of the South Sea Company This Plate of the Whale or Greenland Fishery is most humbly Inscrib'd. boream sic jungimus austro."

Inscriptions

Type
stamp
Location
lower left
Text
Clark Collection MIT
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom left
Text
F30
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom left
Text
1721
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom right
Text
18-2
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom left
Text
F-30 [crossed out]
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom right
Text
A-11

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