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| Picture No | 10222351 |
| Date | 1856 |
| Description | Rorqual Whale captured in the River Dart, Devon 1856 |
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Pike-headed rorqual whale being attacked by a local cottager on the north shore of Millbay Creek, River Dart. The whale had beached itself when the tide fell and the cottager was attempting to render a mercifully swift death after the animal had already been ashore for 8 hours. One can see the ruins of Dartmouth Castle on the left of this image.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News. 8 March 1856, page 253 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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