Sujet
The Seal and the Walrus, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Légende
The Seal and the Walrus, c1850. Around the central illustration of the animals are vignettes of hunting and uses the to which their carcasses were put. The meat was used for food, and the skins for tents and clothing. Their ivory was used for false teeth, their fat for oil, and walrus skin for glue. At top right two men in sealskin coats and caps are walking past the window of the Hudsons Bay Fur Company. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man. (London, c1850).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1850
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_291
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,5Mo) / 38,2cm x 32,8cm / 4509 x 3875 (300dpi)