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Shipwreck of the whaling ship “Essex” on November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean after an attack by a sperm wh
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ELD7304320
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Shipwreck of the whaling ship “Essex” on November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean after an attack by a sperm whale, 19th century (Engraving)
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C19th AD
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The shipwreck of the whaler “Essex” on November 20, 1820 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean following an attack by a large sperm whale - the shipwrecks drifted for eighteen weeks aboard three small whalers and engaged in acts of cannibalism - Herman Melville was inspired by his story for “Moby Dick” - Engraving from “History of Shipwrecks” “by Alfred Driou 19th Century Private Collection

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19th century / accident / animal / whale / marine mammal / boat / transport / France / Europe / engraving / sea / Pacific Ocean / fishing / black and white / shipwreck / mzengraving

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