Whales Collection (page 7)

Karl Asmund Rudolphi (engraving)
815820 Karl Asmund Rudolphi (engraving) by Swedish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Asmund Rudolphi (1771-1832)

Catching a whale off Deptford Pier: the whale (engraving)
2775873 Catching a whale off Deptford Pier: the whale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catching a whale off Deptford Pier)

Carriage through the Streets of Marseilles of a Whale captured in the Waters of the Chateau d If (engraving)
2772248 Carriage through the Streets of Marseilles of a Whale captured in the Waters of the Chateau d If (engraving) by Smeeton

A fishing vessel that sailed near the island of Lampedusa was suddenly hit... (colour litho)
2778350 A fishing vessel that sailed near the island of Lampedusa was suddenly hit... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

WW1 - Whales mistaken for submarines
The bodies of hundreds of whales, sharks, and other large fish, mistaken for submarines in the zealous hunt for German raiders, now lie strewn along the Atlantic coast

Whale captured at the Grune-Point, Cumberland (engraving)
1601995 Whale captured at the Grune-Point, Cumberland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale captured at the Grune-Point, Cumberland)

Whaling in the Solent (engraving)
1595695 Whaling in the Solent (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whaling in the Solent)

Historical views of Poland. Polish men in the city of Cracow 55, Peter the Wild Boy found in a forest near Hamelin 56, and the inflammable springs near Cracow 57

Whalers harpooning whales in the North Sea 4, sailors walking on ice fields in the Arctic 5
6338024 Whalers harpooning whales in the North Sea 4, sailors walking on ice fields in the Arctic 5, and view of Hekla volcano and geyser in Iceland 6 by English School

Fin Whale, 1860 (colour litho)
998885 Fin Whale, 1860 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populAaren Naturgeschichte der SAaugetiere in ihren)

Sowerbys Whale and Cuviers Whale, from Thorburn
5304262 Sowerbys Whale and Cuviers Whale, from Thorburns Mammals published by Longmans and Co, c. 1920 (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

The Swan and Isabella Whaling in the Arctic, (oil on canvas)
824162 The Swan and Isabella Whaling in the Arctic, (oil on canvas) by Ward, John of Hull (1798-1849); 35.7x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Swan and Isabella Whaling in the Arctic)

The Northern Whale Fishery: The ship Harmony of Hull and other ice-bound whalers
5981335 The Northern Whale Fishery: The ship Harmony of Hull and other ice-bound whalers, hunting seals, narwhals and whales on the Davis Straits whaling ground off Greenland

Whaling ship with its catch in the Arctic (b / w photo)
6015630 Whaling ship with its catch in the Arctic (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whaling ship with its catch in the Arctic)

Norfolk Island garden with whale bones, 1939
A feature of many gardens on Norfolk Island in the Pacific which recalls the time when whales were caught off the coast: a porch formed of whales jaw-bones over a garden gate. 1939

The Sperm-Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) (engraving)
2816983 The Sperm-Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sperm-Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus)

Whale Stranded at Longniddry, Firth of Forth (engraving)
2785384 Whale Stranded at Longniddry, Firth of Forth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale Stranded at Longniddry, Firth of Forth)

Skeleton of a Greenland Whale in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving)
2785381 Skeleton of a Greenland Whale in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lifting a Whale (engraving)
3627792 Lifting a Whale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lifting a Whale. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893.); © Look and Learn

Sperm Whale Spouting, 1930 (lithograph)
2622243 Sperm Whale Spouting, 1930 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a sperm whale spouting on the surface of the ocean;)

So they took up Jonah, cast him forth into the sea (colour litho)
3095784 So they took up Jonah, cast him forth into the sea (colour litho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: So they took up Jonah, cast him forth into the sea)

Whale taken off Folkestone (engraving)
1607034 Whale taken off Folkestone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale taken off Folkestone)

A Whaling Station on the Pacific Coast (litho)
1629194 A Whaling Station on the Pacific Coast (litho) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Whaling Station on the Pacific Coast, Whale-Fishers stripping Blubber)

The Nile Expedition (engraving)
1623018 The Nile Expedition (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nile Expedition. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 December 1884)

The Dead Whale at the Royal Aquarium (engraving)
1589671 The Dead Whale at the Royal Aquarium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dead Whale at the Royal Aquarium)

The Eighty-One Ton Gun (engraving)
1602516 The Eighty-One Ton Gun (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eighty-One Ton Gun. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 September 1876)

Great Shoal of Whales, at Stornoway (engraving)
1601630 Great Shoal of Whales, at Stornoway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Shoal of Whales, at Stornoway)

Whale captured in the Thames, at Grays, Essex (engraving)
1096500 Whale captured in the Thames, at Grays, Essex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale captured in the Thames, at Grays, Essex)

Whale Baleen Plates (coloured engraving)
1000572 Whale Baleen Plates (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Die SAaugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit BeschreibungenA, 1774-1855)

Minke Whale (coloured engraving)
1000571 Minke Whale (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Johann Eberhard Ihle Engraver)

Humpback Whale (coloured engraving)
1000567 Humpback Whale (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:MAoller Engraver:A)

Sperm Whales, 1824 (colour litho)
1001924 Sperm Whales, 1824 (colour litho) by Brodtmann, Karl Joseph (1787-1862); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der SAaugethiereA, 1824)

Narwhal, 1824 (colour litho)
1001921 Narwhal, 1824 (colour litho) by Brodtmann, Karl Joseph (1787-1862); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der SAaugethiereA, 1824)

Sperm Whale, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001110 Sperm Whale, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Fin Whale, 1824 (colour litho)
1001923 Fin Whale, 1824 (colour litho) by Brodtmann, Karl Joseph (1787-1862); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der SAaugethiereA, 1824)

Narwhal, 1860 (colour litho)
998882 Narwhal, 1860 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populAaren Naturgeschichte der SAaugetiere in ihren)

Dolphins (coloured engraving)
997778 Dolphins (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

The Greenland or Whale Fishery, engraved by E. Kirkall, c. 1720 (colour litho)
1147293 The Greenland or Whale Fishery, engraved by E. Kirkall, c.1720 (colour litho) by Baston, Thomas (fl.1715-21) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Whalers at Work, 1890s (engraving)
1147290 Whalers at Work, 1890s (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; out of copyright

Whaling ships, from Jacob Segersz van der Brugges Journael, 1634 (woodcut)
1147287 Whaling ships, from Jacob Segersz van der Brugges Journael, 1634 (woodcut) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; Dutch, out of copyright

There She Blows, Blows, Blows, for The Perils and Romance of Whaling
1147285 There She Blows, Blows, Blows, for The Perils and Romance of Whaling in Century Magazine, June 1890 (engraving) by Taber, W

A Race for a Whale, for The Perils and Romance of Whaling
1147284 A Race for a Whale, for The Perils and Romance of Whaling in Century Magazine, June 1890 (litho) by Taber, W. (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American

The spring festival of the Eskimos (colour litho)
2777642 The spring festival of the Eskimos (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spring festival of the Eskimos)

Whale-Fishing (engraving)
668417 Whale-Fishing (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale-Fishing.-Fac-simile of a Woodcut in the " Cosmographie Universelle" of Thevet)

Chilkat Blanket, before 1832 (mountain goat wool and yellow cedar bark)
PEM216376 Chilkat Blanket, before 1832 (mountain goat wool and yellow cedar bark) by American School, (19th century); w: 162 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

The Greenland Whale
LLM454607 The Greenland Whale by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greenland Whale. The Royal Natural History, ed Richard Lydekker (Frederick Warne)

Cetacea (engraving)
2816994 Cetacea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cetacea. Illustration from The National Encyclopaedia (William Mackenzie, c 1900)

A clash between the giants (Colour Litho)
2808936 A clash between the giants (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A clash between the giants)

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"Captivating Whales: A Glimpse into their Majestic World" Sperm whales, the giants of the deep, find solace in restful moments amidst the tranquil waters of Pico, Azores, Portugal (June 2009). Meet "MEL, " a wise and experienced killer whale who embarks on a hunting mission to catch South American Sealion pups on Punta Norte beach in Patagonia, Argentina (March 2006). Graceful and enigmatic, the beluga whale glides effortlessly through icy Arctic waters - an ethereal beauty captured in this stunning photograph. Vancouver Aquarium proudly showcases the majestic killer whale as it captivates visitors with its sheer power and intelligence. Witnessing a breaching killer whale is like witnessing nature's acrobatics - ML522 leaps out of the water with unmatched grace and strength. The Southern Right Whale takes center stage as it breaches from beneath the ocean's surface - an awe-inspiring display of raw energy and freedom. Curiosity drives these intelligent creatures to spy hop above water - ML967P captures our attention with its playful peek into our world. With boundless enthusiasm, Pacific Northwest's breaching killer whale leaves spectators breathless as it defies gravity for just a fleeting moment (ml96p). As twilight paints Southeast Alaska's sky in hues of gold and orange, a humpback whale emerges gracefully from beneath the waves - nature's masterpiece at sunset. Witnessing several pods unite to form a "superpod" is nothing short of extraordinary; Johnstone Strait becomes witness to this remarkable gathering off British Columbia's coast. In an explosive burst of power and agility, a humpback whale breaches high above Inside Passage waters – reminding us all that life should be lived fearlessly.