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Whalers Collection

Background imageWhalers Collection: 19th Century Whaling

19th Century Whaling
French whalers

Background imageWhalers Collection: Norway - Hammerfest - Blue Whale

Norway - Hammerfest - Blue Whale
Hammerfest - a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. A huge Blue Whale has been caught and brough ashore. The whaling crew responsible stand in front of their magnificent catch. Date: 1902

Background imageWhalers Collection: Dundee Whaler's Harbour early 1900s

Dundee Whaler's Harbour early 1900s

Background imageWhalers Collection: Sperm whale being hunted by whalers, 19th century

Sperm whale being hunted by whalers, 19th century
Sperm whale or cachalot, Physeter macrocephalus, being harpooned by whalers, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by James Stewart from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of

Background imageWhalers Collection: Whalers hunting a bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus

Whalers hunting a bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus. Above and below the vignette are examples of the whales diet of shellfish, plankton and shrimp

Background imageWhalers Collection: Whalers hunting a whale

Whalers hunting a whale
Whalers hunting a North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, endangered 1, and barnacles 2-5. Baleine, Balenes.Handcoloured steel engraving by Pfitzer from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Background imageWhalers Collection: Whalers in Pursuit Date: 1948

Whalers in Pursuit Date: 1948

Background imageWhalers Collection: Whalers slice open their catch and find Jonah

Whalers slice open their catch and find Jonah !! Date: circa 1910

Background imageWhalers Collection: Whalers jewellery store, Miami, Florida, USA

Whalers jewellery store, Miami, Florida, USA
Whalers jewellery store, East Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, USA. Claimed to be the oldest jewellery store in Miami. Date: circa 1915

Background imageWhalers Collection: Whalers attacked by polar bears

Whalers attacked by polar bears. 19th century

Background imageWhalers Collection: Whaling ship in rough seas

Whaling ship in rough seas. Date: late 19th century

Background imageWhalers Collection: Norway / Kecherche Bay

Norway / Kecherche Bay
Kecherche Bay, Spitsbergen: graves of Norwegian whalers Date: 1909

Background imageWhalers Collection: Sea Scouts in whalers

Sea Scouts in whalers
Sea Scouts in two whalers, unshipping the oars. circa 1960

Background imageWhalers Collection: Nipped in the Ice while whaling

Nipped in the Ice while whaling
American Whalers Crushed in the Ice. Date: ca. 1880

Background imageWhalers Collection: American Whalers Crushed in the Ice

American Whalers Crushed in the Ice. Burning the wrecks to avoid danger to other vessels. Date: ca. 1872

Background imageWhalers Collection: The Whale Fishery Laying On

The Whale Fishery Laying On
Whale Fishery. Date: 1852

Background imageWhalers Collection: Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Background imageWhalers Collection: Baleen Whale & Whalers

Baleen Whale & Whalers
A whale-boat approaches a Baleen Whale in the northern seas


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