The Spermaceti Whale brought to Greenland Dock, 1762

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• PUBLISHER: Published in London Magazine, London, January 1762.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1762

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (19.7 x 24.8 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This engraving documents the exhibition of a stranded sperm whale brought to Greenland Dock, London, in 1762, an event that attracted considerable public and commercial interest. The scene shows several whaleships anchored in Arctic waters, while the enormous carcass of the whale dominates the foreground, accompanied by a scale marked in feet to emphasize its size. Comes with the accompanying text sheet.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Naval, Nautical & Marine , Whaling