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433. TWO BENJAMIN RUSSELL (AMERICAN 1804-1885) COLORED LITHOGRAPHS ON PAPER, “SPERM
WHALING AND ITS VARIETIES”, 1870 Published by J.H. Buffords Lith. 490 Wash. St. Boston, matted and framed. 18 3/8 in. x
33 3/8 in. Overall 28 ¼ in. x 42 5/8 in. AND “Right Whaling in Behering Straits & Arctic Ocean with Its Varieties”, 1871, Published By
J.H. Bufford’s Lith. 490 Wash St. Boston. 201 Broadway, New York. 19 ¼ in. x 33 3/8 in. Overall 28 ¼ in. x 42 5/8 in.
2,500/3,500
434. BENJAMIN RUSSELL (AMERICAN 1804-1885) COLORED LITHOGRAPH “SPERM WHALING WITH ITS
VARIETIES”, Engraved According to Act of Congress in the year 1870 by Benjamin Russell in the Office of the Librarian of
Congress at Washington; Published J.H Bufford, Litho 490 Washn St. Boston. Each section of the lithograph has descriptions of the
disciplined actions below: “Setting on a Whale, Fast Boat Rolling up Sail, Whale in a Flurry, Waiting a Chance, Ship Cutting In, Just
Fastening, Whale Sounding ,Whale Running, Trying Out, Stove Boat, Towing Whale to Ship.” 18 in. x 33 in. Overall 33 in. x 48 in.
1,000/1,200
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