Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815.
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints
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Engraving
Whale Engraving
Original Antique Print of Two Sperm Whales by Bertuch, c. 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Framed images or interior views, if shown, are for presentation and inspiration only. Keywords: sperm whale print, antique whale print, sperm whale engraving, Physeter macrocephalus...
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Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Original Antique Print of Sperm Whale and North Atlantic Whales, ca.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Keywords: antique whale print, sperm whale print, Pottfisch, North Atlantic Right Whale, Nordkaper, antique cetacean print, whale engraving, whaling history, maritime print, marine m...
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Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Le Physale Cylindrique (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Le Physale Cylindrique (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 A remarkable nineteenth-century depiction of a stranded whale dominating a rocky shoreline, surrounded by curious ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
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Paper
La Baleine Franche (Right Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
La Baleine Franche (Right Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 An impressive hand-colored engraving portraying the enormous right whale amid towering Arctic ice formations.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
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Paper
Le Cachalot Macrocéphale (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Le Cachalot Macrocéphale (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 A dramatic and finely executed natural history engraving depicting the mighty sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalu...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
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Paper
Pêche de la Baleine (Whale Hunt), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Pêche de la Baleine (Whale Hunt), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 One of the most dynamic compositions from the series, this hand-colored engraving captures the peril and excitement of...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
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Paper
Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very early 18th century Dutch woodblock engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720, a hand colored engraving illustrating the Dutch whaling fleet in a northern embayment wit...
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Antique 1720s Dutch Baroque Prints
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Paper
The Whale Harvest of St. Mary's Island - Copper Engraving by de Bry, 1601
$363Sale Price|40% Off
The Whale Harvest of St. Mary's Island - Copper Engraving by de Bry, 1601
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1601 engraving presents an intriguing scene of marine harvest, depicting the industrious efforts of local inhabitants of Saint Mary's Island (probably Île Sainte-Marie, off the ...
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Antique Early 17th Century Prints
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Paper
Original Antique Print of Orca, Whale and Dolphin by Bertuch, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Keywords: antique orca print, killer whale print, antique whale print, dolphin print, cetacean engraving, orca engraving, marine mammal print, whale illustration, marine life print, ...
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Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Rare Map of Kildin Island in Russia Plus Engraving of Seal Hunting, 1614
Located in Langweer, NL
measurement map: 5.1 x 3.5 inch ( 13x9 cm ) - - the engraving of the Whale Hunt is an inch bigger. The condition of the engravings itself is very good, Dutch text accompanying the...
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Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Maps
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Paper
Original Antique Print of Three Dolphins and Porpoises by Bertuch, 1802
Located in Langweer, NL
Keywords: antique dolphin print, antique whale print, porpoise print, cetacean engraving, dolphin engraving, marine mammal print, marine life print, natural history print, Bertuch pr...
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Antique Early 1800s German Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Marine Curiosities: An Assortment of Shells and Sea Life, 1845
$256Sale Price|20% Off
Marine Curiosities: An Assortment of Shells and Sea Life, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
**Coronule diadème** - Likely a type of coronulid barnacle, known to attach to whales or other large marine animals. 12. **Tubicinelle des Baleines** - This name suggests a relations...
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Antique 1840s Prints
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Paper
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Johannes Sadeler IJonah Thrown Into the Whale - 1582 Old Master Engraving Religious, 1582
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H 7.25 in W 8.75 in
Jonah Thrown Into the Whale - 1582 Old Master Engraving Religious
By Johannes Sadeler I
Located in Albany, OR
"Jonah Thrown Into the Whale". FIRST STATE. Original Old Master Northern Renaissance Engraving.
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16th Century Northern Renaissance Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
Johannes Sadeler IJohannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale II
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Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale II
By Johannes Sadeler I
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish, ∗ 1550 in Brussels, Belgium – † 1600 Venice, Italy) Jonah Spat Up by the Whale (Sheet II) Engraved by Sadeler after an image created by Theodor Bernard...
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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Prints
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Laid Paper, Engraving
Johannes Sadeler IJohannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale I, 1582
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Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale I
By Johannes Sadeler I
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish, ∗ 1550 in Brussels, Belgium – † 1600 Venice, Italy) Jonah thrown to the Whale (First Sheet) Engraved by Sadeler after an image created by Theodor Berna...
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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings
By Frank Stella
Located in Palo Alto, CA
About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Frank Stella Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings, 1991 is presented in a complementary moulding and optical gra...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790, an engraved zoological plate depicting what was thought to be two species of Sperm Whale (Physeter), the Cylindrical Pot-Wha...
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Antique 1790s German Other Prints
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Paper
18th Century Colored Engravings of Whales and Sea Lions
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting and decorative collection of 8 works on paper with hand coloring depicting scenes of marine life, 4 French colored engravings depicting various species of sea lions to...
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Antique 19th Century French Prints
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790
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18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Engraving of a Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790, an engraved zoological plate depicting a Sperm Whale (Physeter), and two species of Dolphin (appears to be a B...
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Antique 1790s Other Prints
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Paper
Hand colored Engraving of a Bowhead Whale and other Marine Life
Located in Langweer, NL
Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus 1, short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis 2 and porpoise, Phocoena phocoena 3. Source unknown, to be determined. Most likely published by or...
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints
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Paper
A French Early Regency White Embroidered Day Dress – Circa 1815-1820
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Size: Equivalent French size 34
A French Early Regency White Embroidered Day Dress – Circa 1815-1820
Located in Toulon, FR
The hem shortens, is weighted with broths, hives or flying, repeated in the bodice «forming corset». Back to the whale body? The engravings of the Journal des dames et des modes conf...
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1810s French Chemise Dresses
Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815.
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints
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Engraving
Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815.
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints
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1825 Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving by T. Sutherland "South Sea Whale Fishery"
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1825 Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving by T. Sutherland "South Sea Whale Fishery"
By William John Huggins
Located in Morristown, NJ
Reading; William John Huggins (English, 1781-1845) "South Sea Whale Fishery". Fine colored antique engraving depicting a whaling boat with several smaller boats harpooning whales.
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Antique 1820s English George IV Prints
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Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paper
Majestic Depths: Original Engraving of a Bowhead Whale in its Arctic Realm
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Majestic Depths: Original Engraving of a Bowhead Whale in its Arctic Realm
Located in Langweer, NL
Description of the Illustration - Artistic Detail: The whale is depicted with significant attention to anatomical detail, highlighting the massive body and the distinct callosities t...
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Antique 1770s Prints
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Paper
Salvador DalíSalvador Dalí -- Jonah and the whale, from Our Historical Heritage, 1975
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Salvador Dalí -- Jonah and the whale, from Our Historical Heritage
By Salvador Dalí
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dalí Jonah and the Whale, from Our Historical Heritage, 1975. Engraving with pochoir in colors on Arches paper.
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1970s Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
1835s Scrimshaw Vertically Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
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H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.2 in
1835s Scrimshaw Vertically Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
The word "scrimshaw" refers to an art form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the lo...
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Antique 1830s Nautical Objects
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Bone
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Original Marine Artcraft
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H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.6 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Original Marine Artcraft
Located in Milan, IT
The word "scrimshaw" refers to an art form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the lo...
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Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
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Teeth
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
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19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
The word "scrimshaw" refers to an art form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the lo...
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Antique 1850s Desk Sets
Materials
Bone
19th Century Scrimshaw of Antique Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Nautical Workmanship
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19th Century Scrimshaw of Antique Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
The word "scrimshaw" refers to an art form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the lo...
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Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
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Bone
19th Century Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
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19th Century Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
The word "scrimshaw" refers to an art form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the lo...
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Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
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Bone
19th Century Antique Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Ancient Marine Art
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19th Century Antique Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Ancient Marine Art
Located in Milan, IT
The word "scrimshaw" refers to an art form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the l...
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Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
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Teeth
Painting Engraving by W.J.Huggins, Northern Whale Fishery, 1829
By William John Huggins
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
Painting by William John Huggins engraved by E.Duncan, 1829. This engraving/painting shows great detail from the flocks of birds in the sky to the narwhals in the foreground includi...
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Antique 1820s English Paintings and Screens
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Paper
Set of Three Engravings of Marine Mammals
Located in Alexandria, VA
These three engravings of whales, dolphins, seals, walrusses, etc., were drawn to show the animals in their natural habitat for a zoological book of the day.
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Antique 19th Century Prints
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