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The Discovery of the Whale, 1682
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The fisherman Joost Kok from Vianen discovers the whale. In the caption a four-line verse. Print no. 1 in a series of six prints on the capture of a whale at Sint Annaland on the island of Tholen, 7 October 1682.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet ontdekken van de walvis, 1682. 1682. Abraham de Blois. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
