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Whales Collection (page 2)

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Nipped in the Ice while whaling

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

Background imageWhales 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 imageWhales Collection: The Whale Fishery Laying On

The Whale Fishery Laying On
Whale Fishery. Date: 1852

Background imageWhales Collection: Sorting Whale Blubber

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

Background imageWhales Collection: LAND WHALE

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Baleen whale

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Two whales in the sea, with birds and mountains

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale Gun and Snow-shoe, 1875

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Sperm Whale at Sea

Sperm Whale at Sea
Sperm whale at sea

Background imageWhales Collection: Cutting up a Whale

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Stripping Blubber

Stripping Blubber
Stripping whale blubber

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale Attacks Liner

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Whales Attack Whale

Whales Attack Whale
Large whales attacked by small, fierce ones

Background imageWhales Collection: Sperm Whale on Rocks

Sperm Whale on Rocks
A sperm whale catodon macrocephalus

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling in Norway

Whaling in Norway
Cutting up a whale on the Norwegian coast

Background imageWhales Collection: A Whale of 1763

A Whale of 1763
A whale showing its teeth!

Background imageWhales Collection: Sperm Whales Caught

Sperm Whales Caught
Catching sperm whales

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling in Canada

Whaling in Canada
Natives of Nova Scotia whaling

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale Eating Fish / 1555

Whale Eating Fish / 1555
A whale eating fish

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling Log Book

Whaling Log Book
A hand-written entry into a whaling log book, including ink drawings of whales

Background imageWhales Collection: Museum Natural History

Museum Natural History
Whales and elephants dominate the crowded hall of the Musee d histoire naturelle, Paris

Background imageWhales Collection: Porpoise and Beluga

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale Bone Pub Entrance

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Marine Life / Whaling

Marine Life / Whaling
Whaling in the Arctic

Background imageWhales Collection: Stripping Whale Blubber

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling / Crew in Danger

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Collision / Whale & Ship

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

Background imageWhales Collection: 17th Century Whales

17th Century Whales
Two whales

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale Caught / Marseille

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling / Sir John Ross

Whaling / Sir John Ross
Sir John Ross on his first expedition: a whale hunt in Melville Bay. Date: 1818

Background imageWhales Collection: Whales Skeleton in Paris

Whales Skeleton in Paris
A whale skeleton on display in Paris

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling / Newfoundland

Whaling / Newfoundland
Whaling on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland

Background imageWhales Collection: Yoda Emon and the Whale

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

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling in Japan

Whaling in Japan
A whaling scene in Japan : drawing them onto the shore

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale and Steamship

Whale and Steamship
A whale captured by a steamship

Background imageWhales Collection: Norwegian Fishing Boat

Norwegian Fishing Boat
Norwegian fishing boat with a whale

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale and Fisherman

Whale and Fisherman
A fisherman begs a whale not to swallow him

Background imageWhales Collection: Beached Whale / Norway

Beached Whale / Norway
A beached whale at Hvalfanger station, Norway

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling / Javelin Bomb

Whaling / Javelin Bomb
A javelin bomb used for whaling

Background imageWhales Collection: French Whaler 1850

French Whaler 1850
French whaler standing with his rope and harpoon

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling in 1880

Whaling in 1880
Whaling from a small boat

Background imageWhales Collection: Whale in Greenland

Whale in Greenland
A whale from Greenland

Background imageWhales Collection: Whales are Bigger

Whales are Bigger
- You mean whales are even BIGGER ?

Background imageWhales Collection: Chasing Bow-Head Whale

Chasing Bow-Head Whale
The chase of the bow-head whale

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling in the Pacific

Whaling in the Pacific

Background imageWhales Collection: Whaling Scene 1555

Whaling Scene 1555
Hunting for whales and searching for amber off the Scandinavian coast Date: 1555



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