"The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World" Roll 3, Section 27/44

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

The crew of a foundering American whaler abandons ship and takes to the whaleboats while a passing ship heaves-to to offer assistance. While most of Russell’s scenarios in the Panorama can be verified, this particular event remains unidentified.

The ship Lyra of New Bedford passes seals and icebergs and enters the 62 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean after safely “rounding the Horn.”