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A scene in Greenland - Pot-whale stranded, and ice-foxes

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Title
A scene in Greenland - Pot-whale stranded, and ice-foxes
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Whale

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Wha
Topics
Whales
Foxes -- Greenland
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The pot-whale differs from the ordinary whale inasmuch as it defends itself with much vigour against its assailants, and sometimes succeeds in dangerously damaging and occasionally sinking the boats containing its pursuers. This is not astonishing when we consider that these whales measure from 25 to 35 yards in length, and some 13 to 14 yards around the body. The above illustration shows one of these pot-whales stranded by a storm. Very soon ice-foxes assemble in great numbers and fight for the most delicate portions of the body, until whole monster is totally devoured. These foxes have the peculiarity of being quite brown in summer, whilst they turn grey or white in winter."
Source note: The picture magazine. (London : George Newnes Ltd., 1893-1896).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 18 x 25 cm. (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17679369
Barcode: 33333159402367
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95f6b800-c536-012f-a341-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A scene in Greenland - Pot-whale stranded, and ice-foxes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d030-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A scene in Greenland - Pot-whale stranded, and ice-foxes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d030-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1893). A scene in Greenland - Pot-whale stranded, and ice-foxes Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d030-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A scene in Greenland - Pot-whale stranded, and ice-foxes