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The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762

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Title
The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Whale

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1780 - 1950 (Questionable)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Wha
Topics
Whales
Sperm whale -- Stranding -- Greenland -- 1760-1769
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "London magazine" "A scale of 27 feet" Foxing on image. Injury lines on image.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 19 x 26 cm. (7 1/2 x 10 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17679369
Barcode: 33333159402383
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9729f840-c536-012f-a4f8-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1780: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780 - 1950. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d03b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d03b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1780 - 1950). The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d03b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d03b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762, (1780 - 1950) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 11, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The spermacæti whale to Greenland dock 1762