Illustration of a Whale from Etchings of a Whaling Cruise , 1846
Artifact Label: About American Whaling: The history of American whaling goes back as far as the 17th century when early colonists began harvesting whales that had drifted to shore. By the late eighteenth century Americans were beginning to whale hunt in the Pacific and, by the early 19th century, th...
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Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
2014
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/mobydick-asc-galleryexhibit/53 https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/context/mobydick-asc-galleryexhibit/article/1052/type/native/viewcontent/LMU_MD_Browne_Whaling_02.JPG |