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Two men measuring a stranded whale
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Two men measure the length of a whale or tuna lying on the beach with a rope. In the background, a procession of people approaches. At the bottom, a four-line verse in two columns in Latin. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Trade, industry and traffic, Fishing, Whale Fishery.
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Credit lineTwee mannen meten een gestrande walvis. 1594. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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