View of the Whale Fishery, &c. in Greenland. Engraved for Millar's New, Complete & Universal System of Geography
by GREENLAND
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[London: A. Hogg, c.1782.]. Original copper engraving, 11¼ x 7" within platemark. In good condition. Whales being harpooned by whaling parties form small boats launched from larger ships, in Arctic waters; polar bears on ice flows in foreground, and a walrus being shot. In distinctive decorative border, from George Henry Millar's 'The new and universal System of Geography, being a complete history and description of the whole world. ...' 1782. Thornton sculp.
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- Julian Browning Rare Books & Manuscripts (GB)
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- 17465
- Title
- View of the Whale Fishery, &c. in Greenland. Engraved for Millar's New, Complete & Universal System of Geography
- Author
- GREENLAND
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- [London: A. Hogg, c.1782.]
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