"The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World" Roll 2, Section 18/44

Benjamin Russell and Caleb Pierce Purrington1848

[ The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World is viewed from right to left ]

Rain or volcanic ash falls as a whale ship “stands off and on” and a boat goes onshore for recruits at Brava Island, Cape Verde.

A whale ship lies hove-to, and a merchant brigantine “stands off and on” the coast of Brava.

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Title: "The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World" Roll 2, Section 18/44
Creator: Benjamin Russell and Caleb Pierce Purrington
Date Created: 1848
Location Created: New Bedford
Type: Panorama
Medium: Distemper on cotton

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