Whale Collection (page 4)

Blue whale exhibit
The Whale Hall, the Natural History Museum, London

Carrying model beluga on pole, c. 1934
It took over a year from the closure of the old Whale Hall on 1 January 1934 for the skeletons and models, such as this beluga, to be ready for the public in the new Whale Hall

Working on whale carcass, 1930s
Since 1913, when the Crowns rights to whales and dolphins stranded or caught in English waters (Fishes Royal) were transferred to the Museum, staff have been monitoring cetacean strandings

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598); ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1570. It is considered to be the first modern atlas. Map of the Pacific Ocean. Detail

BACKHUYZEN, Ludolf (1631-1708). The Whale Fishing. Oil on canvas

JOAQUIM, Leandro (1738-1798). Whale Hunt in Guanabaras Bay. Oil on canvas

Walrus and gulls looking at whale

Teddy Bear on the back of a whale

The Wonderful Island of Yum. From Teddy Bear annual 1980

Hauling a Whale In
Hauling a whale onto a fishing vessel. Date: circa 1900

Whaling, South Georgia, 1912 (2) Date: 1912

A whale and three fish sitting down to a formal dinner of Russian sailors. Date 1904 or 1905

Whaling scenes at Skaaro. The Nancy Grey with a whale, Norway. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Whale hunting at the island of Goto in Hizen. Whalers armed with harpoons hunting whales. Date 1859

The aquarium

The Whale Fishery Laying On
Whale Fishery. Date: 1852

Sorting Whale Blubber
Fishermen sorting out whale blubber on shore. Date: 1930s

Decomposing whale carcass
The decomposing body of a Sei whale, washed ashore on the beach at Suez on 3 January 1950 following a storm, surrounded by intrigiued onlookers

LAND WHALE
THE STEAM GOD (Walter Kateley) The lost aviator, in the hidden valley, is shown the land whales Date: 1929

Baleen whale
A baleen whale splashes out of the water on a rocky coastline while black-headed gulls flock around

Samoan Chief
A superb postcard depiction of a Samoan chief with headdress decorated with shells, feathers and flowers and round gold plates and a fine handlebar moustache

Two whales in the sea, with birds and mountains
The fins of two whales in the sea, with birds flying above and mountains in the background

Catching a Whale off Deptford Pier, London, 1842
Engraving showing a 15 foot, 2 ton, whale being caught at Deptford Pier, London, in 1842. This whale had been swimming down the River Thames when it was sighted by watermen on the pier

Whale Stranded at Winterton, Norfolk, 1857
Engraving showing a whale which was stranded on the beach at Winterton, Norfolk, during gales in January 1857

Medieval Whaling Legends
Medieval sailors mistake a sleeping whale for an island, disembark in order to cook their lunch

Icebergs and the Aurora Borealis, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows two ships in the background, with icebergs, walruses

Whale Gun and Snow-shoe, 1875
Engraving of a typical harpoon gun, used for shooting whales or walrus in the Arctic region, and a patent snow-shoe or ski, 1875

Sperm Whale at Sea
Sperm whale at sea

Cutting up a Whale
Cutting up a whale - gathering spermaceti from the head

Stripping Blubber
Stripping whale blubber

Whale Attacks Liner
Sixty whales attack a German liner Prinz Sigismund in the Atlantic, but it escapes them

Whales Attack Whale
Large whales attacked by small, fierce ones

Sperm Whale on Rocks
A sperm whale catodon macrocephalus

Whaling in Norway
Cutting up a whale on the Norwegian coast

A Whale of 1763
A whale showing its teeth!

Whale Eating Fish / 1555
A whale eating fish

Teapot Dome Scandal / 1924
The Teapot Dome scandal, the oil reserve scandal that began under President Harding in 1921, surfaces like a whale to be harpooned

Jonah at Nineveh
After his ordeal with the whale, Jonah reaches Nineveh and tells its people the city will be destroyed 40 days later, but they mend their ways and the city is spared

Porpoise and Beluga
A porpoise and an adult beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) - these whales turn fully white at about 6 years old

Whale Bone Pub Entrance
An archway made of whale bones outside a pub entrance at Great Wrathing, Suffolk, England

Stripping Whale Blubber
A whale is caught and stripped exposing its blubber

Spouting Whale-Fish
A spouting WHALE-FISH suckles its young, while a SEA-PIG watches with interest

Whaling / Crew in Danger
The crew in danger A small whaling vessel is overturned by a whale

Collision / Whale & Ship
A collision between a steamer, Waesland and a sleeping whale between Antwerp and New York. The 80 foot whale was cut in two

Whale Caught / Marseille
Transporting a captured whale through the streets of Marseille on a trolley. The whale was caught in the waters of the Chateau d If

Whales Skeleton in Paris
A whale skeleton on display in Paris

Jonah Regurgitated
After three days in the belly of the whale, the prophet Jonah is thrown up on the shore, none the worse for his interesting adventure

Yoda Emon and the Whale
Yoda Emon, a fisherman, is saved from the sea by a whale, in thanks for which he obtains an order from the Emperor that no whales shall be hunted during Yodas lifetime

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