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The harpooned whale swimming
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The harpooned whale swimming

anonymous · 1720 - 1770 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The harpooned whale swimming, the line held from boats; also known as sitting on the Spanish wheelbarrow, ca. 1725. In the foreground, a sailor shoots at a polar bear. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Trade, industry and traffic, Fishing, Whale Fishery.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printships (in general)whale fishery, whaling
Credit lineLopen van de geharpoeneerde walvis. 1720 - 1770. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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