Arctic whaling in the eighteenth century. The ships are Dutch and the animals depicted are Bowhead Whales. Beerenburg on Jan Mayen Land can be seen in the background.
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18<sup>th</sup> century <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7</div>
Ellis, R. 1994. <i>Monsters of the Sea</i>. Robert Hale Ltd.