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Abandonment of the Whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept 1871. Plate 3.

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Black and white print of whaling ships; seventeen whaling vessels are on the edge of an ice field. All the ships names are listed below the image and above the title.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Bufford, John Henry
Newell, J.P.
original artist
Russell, Benjamin
Date made
1872
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
Measurements
image: 14 1/4 in x 21 in; 36.195 cm x 53.34 cm
Object Name
lithograph
Object Type
Lithograph
Lithograph, Abandonment of the Whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept 1871. Plate 3
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