Whale bones from Spitzbergen

Albumen photograph of miscellaneous whale bones, including vertebra, found by James Lamont in Spitzbergen, Norway during an expedition in the summer of 1859. Lamont reported, On all parts of Spitzbergen and its islands which I have visited, I have found numerous bones of Whales far inland and high above the sea-level.. Spitzbergen, or Spitsbergen was a whaling base until the 18th century. Photograph

Bones Inland Lamont Numerous Reported Spitsbergen Spitzbergen Vertebra Whale Whales Whaling

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