Subject: Whaling
Period: 1690 (circa)
Publication: 
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.3 x 10.3 inches
33.8 x 26.2 cm
This fascinating copper engraving by W. van der Gouwen after Goltzius depicts an entire village joining in the harvest of a whale.  The title explains that the huge whale (70 feet long) beached on the Dutch coast in 1598.
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Condition: B+
A tear that extends 2" into image at bottom has been professionally repaired, and there are a few additional professional paper repairs in blank margins.