Fishermen in boats have been attacking a whale but one boat is upset and a man is falling out. Coloured aquatint by E. Duncan after W.J. Huggins.

  • Huggins, William John, 1781-1845.
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1834
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34839i
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London (105 Leadenhall Street) : [Huggins], 1834.

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1 print : aquatint, with watercolour ; image 41.8 x 64 cm

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South Sea whale fishery. A representation of boats attacking a sperm whale from descriptions given by experienced masters and officers in the South Sea fishery. Painted by W.J. Huggins, marine painter to His Majesty. Engraved by E. Duncan.

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Wellcome Collection 34839i

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