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Description: "Dangers of the Whale Fishery". An early representation of a whale boat being upended by the prey. This theme would be common in much 19th Century marine art . In: "An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820. P. 588, Vol. II.
Title: Whaling-dangers of the whale fishery
Credit: NOAA Photo Library
Author: W. Scoresby
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