Whaler Collection (page 5)

Japanese scroll painting, c1800
JAPAN: WHALING, c1800. Japanese scroll painting, c1800

Thames Waterman on Massey Shaw fireboat
A Thames Waterman in traditional costume with a fire company badge on his left sleeve, standing on the deck of the LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat

WHALE BREACHING, 1845. Greenland whale breaching as whalers approach. Wood engraving, 1845

WHALING, 19th CENTURY. Stuck on a Breach. Wood engraving, American, late 19th century

WHALING, 19th CENTURY. Whaleboat being dragged by a harpooned whale (known as a Nantucket sleigh ride ). Line engraving, American, late 19th century, after Isaiah West Taber

THERE SHE BLOWS, 1850. Wood engraving from Reverend Henry T. Cheevers book The Whale and His Captors; or, The Whalemans Adventures, and The Whales Biography, New York, 1850

AMERICAN WHALER, 1874. A Nimrod of the Sea or The American Whaleman. Engraved illustration for the book by William Morris Davis, 1874

STORIES OF THE WHALE. Or Perils of the Whale Fishery. Front cover of an American booklet for boys, late 19th century

WHALERS GAMMING. Whalers enjoying themselves on the deck of an American whaling ship. Wood engraving, 1874

AMERICAN FISHING, 1867. American Fishing Scenes. Wood engraving, American, 1867

NEW BEDFORD WHALER. A boat from a New Bedford whaler harpooning a whale. Wood engraving, American, late 19th century

THERE SHE BLOWS, 1874. The lookout on a whaler spots a whale spouting. Wood engraving, American, 1974

AMERICAN WHALER, 1850. The whaling ship Commodore Preble homeward bound. Wood engraving from Reverend Henry T. Cheevers book The Whale and His Captors, New York, 1850

LANCING A WHALE. Wood engraving, American, 1874

AN OLD WHALER. A late 18th century or early 19th century whaling ship. Wood engraving, American, 1874

WHALERs WIFE. Many a Bride Stepped from her home abroad her Husbands Whaler. American wood engraving after Howard Helmick (1845-1907)

THERE SHE BLOWS. The lookout in the rig of an American whaling schooner cries out after sighting a whale. Wood engraving, American, 1874

ABANDONED WHALING SHIP. An abandoned whaler rotting at the wharf of an old whaling port on the eastern seabord of the United States. Wood engraving, American, 1874

HARPOON GUN, c1900. Whaling with a harpoon gun (invented 1864) off the coast of Siberia. Wood engraving, German, c1890s

WHALING, 1833. A whaling crew capsized by a whale in the Arctic. Wood engraving, English, 1833

WHALING FLEET IN ICE, 1876. A whaling fleet stuck in Arctic ice. Wood engravings from an American newspaper of 1876

WHALING AT SHORE, 1875. A Warm Reception - a School of Whales Driven into Shallow Water. Line engraving from an American newspaper of 1875

WHALING STATION, 1877. A whaling station on the California coast. Line engraving, American, after Paul Frenzeny, 1877

POLAR BEAR ATTACK. Whalers attacked by polar bears. Steel engraving, English, c1840, after a painting by François Auguste Biard

WHALING: ACCIDENT. A whale cutting a whaleboat in two. Wood engraving, American, c1870s

WHALING: CHILD LABOR. A very young whaler on the lookout in fair weather. Wood engraving, American, c1870s

SOUTH SEAS WHALING. Whaling close to icebergs in the South Seas. Steel engraving, mid-19th century

FISHING FOR NARWHALS. Line engraving, 19th century

WHALE DISSECTION. The cutting up of a whale. Line engraving, French, 18th century

WHALERS IN HAWAII, 1849. Whalers in the port of Honolulu in the Sandwich Islands (present day Hawaii). Wood engraving, English, 1849

WHALING, c1830. Wood engraving, American, c1850

CUTTING UP A WHALE, c1840. Whale Fishery--Cutting up a Whale : engraving from an American school geography, c1840
CUTTING UP A WHALE, c1840. " Whale Fishery--Cutting up a Whale" : engraving from an American school geography, c1840

WHALING, 19th CENTURY. A Polar Right Whale on the Ice. Steel engraving, American, 19th century

WHALING IN SOUTH PACIFIC. Whalers harpooning a sperm whale in the South Pacific. Wood engraving, English, 1847

HARPOONING WHALES, c1590. Native Americans pull harpooned whales to shore as Europeans look on. Engraving, c1590, by Theodor de Bry

WHALING: STRIPPING BLUBBER. Cutting In - stripping the blubber from the carcass of a dead whale. American line engraving, 1874

GREENLAND WHALE. The Greenland Whale. Line engraving, 19th century

WHALING, c1840. Whale Fishery - Cutting up a Whale. Line engraving from an American school geography, c1840

JAPAN: WHALING, 1853. Whaling scene off the coast of Japan. Wood engraving, English, 1853

WHALING, 19th CENTURY. The Whaler. Wood engraving, American, c1840

WHALING, 1874. Bailing the Case - a technique which involves draining the case part of the sperm whales head of its transparent spermaceti oil. Wood engraving, American, 1874

WHALING. Whaling crew pursuing a Greenland whale in Arctic waters. Wood engraving, American, c1880

WHALING, 1850. Wood engraving, American, 1850

SPERM WHALE ATTACK, 1851. Destruction of a rowboat from the whaling ship Ann Alexander by a sperm whale in the South Pacific. Color engraving, American, 1847

WHALING IN SOUTH PACIFIC. Whalers capturing a sperm whale in the South Pacific: engraving, 1847

WHALING, 1850. A whale overturning a whaleboat. Wood engraving, American, 1850

SPERM WHALE ATTACK, 1847. Destruction of a whaleboat from the whaling ship Ann Alexander by a sperm whale in the South Pacific. Wood engraving, 1847

WHALING, LONG ISLAND, 1885. Cutting up a right whale caught off Southampton, Long Island, in 1885. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

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"Whaler: A Glimpse into the Thrilling World of Whaling" Step aboard The Terra Nova, 1910, and embark on a captivating journey through time. This wood engraving, American, after Isaiah West Taber in 1874, takes us back to an era when whaling was a race for survival and riches. Delve into the depths of history with a fascinating diagram of a whaling ship from the 1800s. Explore every nook and cranny as you imagine life on board these magnificent vessels. Picture Old Whaling Ship Petrel surrounded by graceful Gentoo penguins at Grytviken's ancient whaling station—a testament to man's interaction with nature. Witness the heart-pounding moment when a skilled whaler harpoons its prey—a "Fish"—in an intense engraving that captures both danger and skill. Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins' artistic masterpiece, The Whale c1850, brings this majestic creature to life before your eyes. Feel the excitement pulsating through S. S. Terra Nova in June 1910 as it sets sail on another daring expedition. Join brave men engaged in their perilous pursuit—whaleboat being dragged by a harpooned whale—an adrenaline-fueled Nantucket sleigh ride etched forever in late 19th-century American engravings. Marvel at Scapa Flow's dramatic scene where Whaler Ramna finds itself stranded upon a German Battle Cruiser during wartime chaos—an unexpected twist in their treacherous quest for whales. Travel further north to Melville Bay, Greenland during the Victorian period—a hauntingly beautiful landscape where an imposing whaling ship stands against icy waters—the epitome of European exploration amidst challenging conditions. As we reflect upon Africa's connection to this narrative-rich industry—perhaps European exploration of Congo—we are reminded that our past is intertwined with tales of adventure and discovery that shaped our world today.