Artist unknown :Firing a bomb-lance. 1899.

Artist unknown :Firing a bomb-lance. 1899.
Date
1899
Reference
PUBL-0017-02
Description

Shows seven men in a rowboat firing at a threshing whale's head, while other men have their boat smashed while they are thrown into the sea by the action of the whale's tail

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) in book..

Physical Description: Wood engraving, 92 x 130 mm

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Format
1 b&w art print(s) in book., Works of art, Wood engravings, Albums, Wood engraving, 92 x 130 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Artist unknown :Firing a bomb-lance. 1899.. Bullen, Frank T :The cruise of the "Cachalot"; round the world after sperm whales. London, Macmillan & Co., 1899.. Ref: PUBL-0017-02. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22766877

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