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| Picture No | 12008503 |
| Date | 1870 |
| Description | Harpooning the whale |
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Sperm whale fishing was done in the Pacific Ocean, as far north as California, off Australia and New Zealand in the China Seas and Persian Gulf and the Atlantic, showing rowing boats on hot pursuit, fishermen on top of the whale with harpoons.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Cottager and Artisan', 1 September 1870, page 72 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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