The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Drawing of a Sperm Whale

55½ ft long
11 high
11 Tayle Cidrad[?]
15½ ft. Long.
46 Teeth in Each Jaw [Drawing].
Click image for full-size. Artist - illustratorRalph Thoresby (1658-1725) In Manuscript: MS19, Yorkshire Archaeological Society Description:Drawing of a sperm whale, presumably by Ralph Thoresby