Scrimshaw by William Lewis Roderick : a whale bone plaque dated 1858 showing the barque Adventure of London whaling off Flores and Palau Komba in the Indian Ocean

Author

West, Janet; Barnes, R. H.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Mariner's mirror. 1990, Num. 2, Vol. 76, p. 135-148, 2 ill.; 1 map

ISSN

0025-3359

Abstract (en)

Considers the style and iconography of the scene inscribed Whaling off the islands of Flores and Pulo Comba in the Flores Sea, Indian Ocean (a good cut), in the National Library of Australia, Canberra.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Other media and forms -- United Kingdom
• Roderick, William Lewis, act.1858
• National Library of Australia||Canberra (AUS)
• Whaling off the Islands of Flores and Pulo Comba
• Scrimshaws
• 1800-1900
• Whaling
• Representation
• Carving
• Great Britain
• Indian Ocean
• Views

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Autres formes d'art -- Royaume-Uni
• Roderick, William Lewis, act.1858
• National Library of Australia||Canberra (AUS)
• Chasse à la baleine au large des îles de Flores et de Pulo Comba
• Scrimshaw
• 1800-1900
• Pêche à la baleine
• Représentation
• Taille [carving]
• Grande-Bretagne
• Océan Indien
• Vues

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00414617

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