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Description Arctic whaling in the eighteenth century. The ships are Dutch and the animals depicted are Bowhead Whales. Beerenburg on Jan Mayen Land can be seen in the background.
Date 18th century
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source Ellis, R. 1994. Monsters of the Sea. Robert Hale Ltd.
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